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War in Iran Is Creating a Fertilizer Crisis Like Never Before

March 11, 2026·30 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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A current geopolitical conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the U.S. is disrupting fertilizer supply chains at a critical time for global agriculture, with prices for urea surging 25% amid the spring planting season. This crisis echoes past shocks from the Ukraine war and Chinese export b

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Alexis Maxwell

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Alexis MaxwellTracy AllowayJoe Weisenthal

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Haber-Bosch Processby Fritz Haber

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Bloomberg Intelligence

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UreaAmmonia

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Business NewsClimate ChangeEconomicsGeopoliticsGlobal NewsSupply Chain

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