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fertiliser, which needs natural gas. Supermarkets have said they are working with the government to help plan for a worst-case scenario. And, last month, the National Farmers' Union said cucumber and tomato prices could
UK in terms of food, just because so much fertiliser comes through those straits,” Preston said. “But farmers can probably do more spring cropping next year rather than winter cropping. So they
farmers are increasing, fertiliser cost is increasing, but yet the crop prices haven't increased to the same extent yet," he said. The price of fertiliser has soared by 80% since the beginning
prices have risen more than 30%, while combined fuel and fertiliser costs have increased roughly 20% to 40%.” Ninety-four percent of farmers said their financial situation has worsened or remained the same since last
UK aid last year was [at its lowest](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/09/uk-foreign-aid-spending-lowest-since-2008) since 2008. Norway, Germany and France have all slashed their aid budgets. In Yemen, where, after more than a decade of war, nearly half
price rises that followed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Households across the world are [spiralling into debt](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/30/rising-costs-forcing-3m-uk-households-skip-meals-which-report), farmers [cannot afford fertiliser](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/23/fertiliser-short-supply-australia-farmers-bread-prices-strait-of-hormuz) and governments are remembering that a dependency