Middle East Shipping Disruption Tightens Canada's Fertilizer Supply

Strait of Hormuz disruption threatens chip, fertilizer supply

Fertilizer shipments stranded in Gulf risk cutting off nearly half of global urea trade Disruptions to industrial gas flows could hit semiconductor supply chains

Middle East shipping disruption tightens Canada's fertilizer supply

Turmoil in the Middle East is reviving concerns over fertilizer dependence in key grain export markets — and exposing how vulnerable major producers, including Canada, remain to disruption far from their own borders. WHY IT MATTERS: Fertilizer is the most costly crop input on many farms, and global supply shocks tend to land in farmers’ input bills before they show up anywhere else. Canada’s import picture Canada imported an average of 4.1 mill…