# Fertiglobe CEO on Hormuz disruption, fertilizer crisis and global food security

> Fertiglobe's CEO said about 30% of global urea exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and the company is using land routes and adjusted shipping to keep supplies moving. He warned that rising costs could make fertilizer less affordable for farmers.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T03:15:18.265Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100604-fertiglobe-ceo-on-hormuz-disruption-fertilizer-crisis-and-global-food-security
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

With roughly a third of seaborne urea exposed to Hormuz, higher freight and supply costs support urea prices and could reduce application rates, affecting yields and food prices.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-05-23 | [Global food crisis looms as fertilizer supplies dwindle \| National Geographic](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41331-global-food-crisis-looms-as-fertilizer-supplies-dwindle-national-geographic.md) | -10.7% | -22.3% |
| UREA | 2026-04-01 | [The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19643-the-iran-war-s-impacts-on-global-fertilizer-markets-and-food-production.md) | +10.6% | +7.6% |
| UREA | 2023-01-26 | [Global fertilizer shortage is threatening a worldwide food crisis \| Fortune](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5865-global-fertilizer-shortage-is-threatening-a-worldwide-food-crisis-fortune.md) | -15.2% | -20.7% |
| UREA | 2023-03-01 | [War-induced fertilizer crunch threatens global food security \| World Economic Forum](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36787-war-induced-fertilizer-crunch-threatens-global-food-security-world-economic.md) | -3.9% | -2.6% |
| UREA | 2026-06-08 | [TIQ - Insights Hub - Global Fertiliser Disruptions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18708-tiq-insights-hub-global-fertiliser-disruptions.md) | -5.1% | -17.5% |

## Sources

- internationly.com: https://www.internationly.com/news/fertiglobe-ceo-on-hormuz-disruption-fertilizer-crisis-and-global-food-security-cnbc

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