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23.03.26 - 08:45
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Countdown Begins: Former Central Bank Advisor Warns Food-Price Shock Could Hit "Within 6 To 9 Months" (ZeroHedge)
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Countdown Begins: Former Central Bank Advisor Warns Food-Price Shock Could Hit "Within 6 To 9 Months"
Alexandra Prokopenko, a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center and a former advisor at the Bank of Russia, warned on X that the near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered an energy shock that risks morphing into a "slower, more consequential story": fertilizers.
"A near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz is triggering a supply shock that will show up in food prices 6–9 months from now," Prokopenko wrote on X, adding, "Putin's gains here may be more long-term than simply lining his pockets with petrodollars."
The Iran war coverage focuses on oil. The slower, more consequential story is fertilizers. A near-shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz is triggering a supply shock that will show up in food prices 6-9 months from now. Putin's gains here may be more long-term than simply lining his…
— Alexandra Prokopenko (@amenka) March 19, 2026
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22.03.26 - 14:12
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Energy shock talk grabs headlines but the Iran war is also driving the world towards a food crisis | Heather Stewart (The Guardian)
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Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains'The stakes are enormous': how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economyIt is peak harvesting season for avocados in the lush southern highlands of Tanzania but growers are racing against time to find buyers for the precious green fruits before they become overripe.Donald Trump's disastrous Middle East war is being felt in the world's energy markets but oil and gas are not the only products that transit through the maritime choke point of the strait of Hormuz. The conflict is also hitting supply chains elsewhere. Continue reading......
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21.03.26 - 09:12
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Koalition will Lebensmittelpreise unter die Lupe nehmen (DPA-AFX)
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BERLIN (dpa-AFX) - Die steigenden Lebensmittelpreise infolge des Iran-Kriegs werden zum Thema für die Bundesregierung. Die Taskforce von Union und SPD, die sich zuletzt bereits mit den in die Höhe geschnellten Spritpreisen beschäftigt hatte, werde sich ......
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