Iran crop shipments through Strait of Hormuz fall over 40%

6 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 1

Grain and oilseed cargoes bound for Bandar Imam Khomeini, Iran's main import gateway, have stalled at sea, and no ship has entered after the last transit on 28 April.
The drop from March levels follows a prolonged US blockade restricting access to the port, disrupting supplies of key food imports and raising the risk of further price increases.
With Iran already facing high food inflation, continued delays to vessels outside the Persian Gulf could tighten domestic grain availability and deepen pressure on consumers.

With its food supplies dwindling to just weeks, is Iran on the verge of a catastrophic internal collapse?

As the Hormuz blockade halts global fertilizer trade, how will the world feed itself this autumn?