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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 in the northern hemisphere cannot be assured of fertiliser supplies now, the damage will play out over the next year. “Iran’s continued closure of the strait of Hormuz while the agricultural clock
fertiliser prices and energy costs are already provoking a “[cost of farming crisis](https://www.fwi.co.uk/business/markets-and-trends/input-prices/cost-of-farming-crisis-is-emerging-farmers-warned)”, while the climate crisis is beginning to make its presence felt. [Britain has had three of its five worst
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
increase its storage facilities in India, shows how energy producers are looking to diversify their ability to supply the market too." The crisis has affected economies around the world. Before the war, the Bank
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
fertiliser, fuel and feed have caused costs to shoot up in recent months. Some farmers have had to sell milk for as little as 28p a litre, despite it costing about 40p a litre
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