S&P Global Warns of Global Food Crisis Risk from Hormuz Energy Disruption

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S&P Global has warned that ongoing geopolitical conflicts—including Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions involving the United States and Israel toward Iran—are disrupting critical global trade routes and threatening essential commodities including oil, gas, grain, and fertilizer. The analysis indicates these disruptions are creating a "multidirectional squeeze on world agriculture," transforming the energy crisis into a potential global food security crisis.

Why it matters

Disruptions to energy supplies and agricultural commodity flows through major trade routes threaten global food security and could affect food prices and availability worldwide.

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