Australian farmers face hard choices as Iran war hits fertilizer supplies
Agriculture
Crop and livestock yields are on the line as input costs surge
Securing fertilizer at prices that won’t break the bank is becoming an ever greater challenge for Australia’s farmers since the Iran war has choked off trade through the Strait of Hormuz. © Reuters
CANBERRA — Last week, farmer Sam Kelly jumped in his double-trailer heavy truck at sunrise, delivered a load of wheat to a poultry feed mill and then headed for Port Kembla on Australia’s east coast.
