South Africa: Fuel and Fertiliser Costs Drive Up the Price of a Basic Food Basket
Disrupted urea shipments and halted production have already lifted fertiliser prices, with sub-Saharan Africa importing about 80% of the fertiliser it uses.
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South Africa: Fuel and Fertiliser Costs Drive Up the Price of a Basic Food Basket
Food producers' use of fuel and fertiliser - affected by the US-Iran war - will impact food prices in South Africa (SA), as the fuel price is set to increase again in May. However, it is not obvious whether input prices like oil and fertiliser are the only drivers of retail prices, as opportunistic 'rocket and feather' pricing by processors or retailers in some staples continued, even when producer prices fell, or stabilised.
80% of Africa’s fertiliser is imported: how food systems can adapt to the Iran shock
Conflict in the Persian Gulf is disrupting fertiliser supplies, and Africa’s food systems stand to lose. Agrifood systems (the activities that connect the people, investments and decisions involved in producing and delivering food and agricultural goods) rely on a steady flow of inputs like fertiliser, along with markets, infrastructure and policy and trade decisions. These food systems can absorb shocks and find new ways to keep supplies flowin…
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