Iran war lifts food prices globally by 2026
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- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard (Daily Telegraph) notes the Iran war has "hit the epicentre of global fertiliser production," shutting off urea, ammonia, and sulphur supplies from the Persian Gulf for nearly a month.
- Financial Times reports fuel and food prices are "skyrocketing in Asia and Africa" due to the Iran war, predicting impacts "even bigger than the crisis triggered by Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine."
- New Scientist adds that the severity of food price increases will depend on the conflict's length and "how hard global warming-fuelled weather extremes" impact crops, suggesting reduced fossil fuel dependence in farming could prevent future crises.
- Down To Earth highlights the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Migratory Species concluded with an agreement to add 40 migratory species, including cheetah and snowy owls, to its protected list.
- Oceanographic considers the conference a "significant step forward" for marine species, with agreements to reduce bycatch and include "critical marine designations into national biodiversity strategies," alongside action plans for the "critically endangered" European eel.
Why it matters: The Iran war is causing fuel and food prices to skyrocket in Asia and Africa, impacting global food security.
