Foreign Policy reported on the fact that curtailed harvests and scarcer fertilizer all but promise hunger and hardship for tens of millions. Disruptions to harvests and global fertilizer production are driving up food prices and sending economic shock waves throughout the world. As the cutbacks and shortages bleed into the next planting season, experts warn that its impacts will be felt for months to come—and across a wide range of crops. This fertilizer crunch “is going to impact every production in the world,” said David Laborde, a senior research fellow. “It’s not just wheat.”
Russia’s invasion unleashes ‘perfect storm’ in global agriculture (Foreign Policy)
March 24, 2022