A tractor cultivates a corn field at Mencer Farms in Lake Village, Ark., on April 29, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is the beginning of “a systemic agrifood shock” that could drive up food prices worldwide.
The agency said in a May 20 report that unless governments and farmers act quickly to stabilize fertilizer supplies, shipping routes, and agricultural production, a global food price crisis may emerge within six to 12 months.
