Fertilizer in Crisis: How a Middle East Conflict Threatens Our Food Supply

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Fertilizer in Crisis: How a Middle East Conflict Threatens Our Food Supply

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Published on Mar 20, 2026, 12:51:54 PM
Total time: 00:08:13

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Major fertilizer shipments have been disrupted due to the conflict in the Middle East, especially through the critical Strait of Hormuz. Michael Kofoed, assistant professor of economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and a research fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics, joins to explain how these supply shocks could ripple into our food system and what this means for farmers.
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