US EditionOil Shocks Are Pushing Up Food and Fertilizer Costs. These Consumer Stocks Are Feeling the Squeeze.
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Oil Shocks Are Pushing Up Food and Fertilizer Costs. These Consumer Stocks Are Feeling the Squeeze.
Key PointsHigh oil prices are driving up input costs for packaged food companies.That’s bad news for struggling companies like Kraft Heinz and General Mills.10 stocks we like better than Kraft Heinz › The price of WTI crude oil has risen nearly 75% this year. Most of that spike occurred over the past two months, as the Iran War curbed oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Those rising oil prices boosted the margins of big oil companies, bu…
Commodity traders warn that tensions in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a global food crisis as disruptions in energy supplies limit fertilizer production, which in turn sharply increases agricultural costs. Estonian farmers are already feeling the pinch.
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