Millions of tons of fertilizer are stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. Even if Iran opens them now, the risk of a food crisis remains. There are ways out.
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The US President’s face lit up when his eyes fell on a rare vehicle in front of the White House: a huge crawler tractor painted gold. “Look at this beautiful thing. I assume it’s a gift for me,” Trump said to the audience from the balcony of his government headquartersmostly farmers. It was the American farmers who came to Washington for “National Agriculture Day” at the end of March and now wanted gifts from Trump themselves. Government aid, for example, because their costs for energy and fertilizers are a result of his attack on the Iran have increased dramatically.