# Fertiglobe CEO on the Strait of Hormuz, global fertilizer supplies, food security and low-carbon ammonia

> Fertiglobe CEO Ahmed El-Hoshy discussed how disruption to the Strait of Hormuz is affecting global fertilizer supplies. He said around 30% of global urea exports pass through the waterway. The company has explored land routes and adjusted shipping to keep supplies moving.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T03:10:14.287Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98909-fertiglobe-ceo-on-the-strait-of-hormuz-global-fertilizer-supplies-food-security
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

With roughly a third of seaborne urea transiting Hormuz, supply disruption raises fertilizer costs and could reduce application rates, pressuring future crop yields and feed grain supply.

## Read by commodity

- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2022-03-21 | [Fertiliser prices hit new highs as multiple problems affect global supplies \| Food security \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5514-fertiliser-prices-hit-new-highs-as-multiple-problems-affect-global-supplies.md) | +2.5% | -0.5% |
| UREA | 2026-10-25 | [Fertilizer’s Next Big Problem? It Goes Beyond the Strait of Hormuz](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17354-fertilizer-s-next-big-problem-it-goes-beyond-the-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -0.1% | — |
| 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 | 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 | 2026-10-13 | [Fertilizer Prices Stay Volatile as Strait of Hormuz, Russia Disrupt Supply \| Iowa PBS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17038-fertilizer-prices-stay-volatile-as-strait-of-hormuz-russia-disrupt-supply-iowa.md) | +1.0% | — |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/11/13/fertiglobe-ceo-managing-middle-east.html

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