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May 5, 2026
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Fertilizer shortages and rising fuel prices could trigger food crisis across Asia
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Asia’s growing pains
Fertilizer shortages are sowing trouble for a continent’s farmers, and the Strait of Hormuz is not the only reason
JAMES GRIFFITHS
ASIA CORRESPONDENT
HONG KONG
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED MAY 5, 2026
UPDATED MAY 6, 2026
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It’s planting season across much of Asia, but many farmers are not sowing seeds because there is no fertilizer for their crops.
That could spell disaster for millions of p…
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