# UN official urges Iran, US to let fertilisers through Hormuz Strait

> Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the UN Office for Project Services, told the COP31 climate talks in Antalya that Iran and the United States should immediately allow fertiliser shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. He said about five vessels a day carrying fertiliser are needed and that a third of world fertiliser previously transited the strait, with prices up about 30% since the blockades began.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T18:10:46.325Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99734-un-official-urges-iran-us-to-let-fertilisers-through-hormuz-strait
- Commodities: [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md), [DAP](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DAP.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing roughly a third of seaborne fertiliser supply through Hormuz keeps nitrogen and phosphate prices elevated, raising input costs for farmers and feed grain production, especially in import-dependent countries.

## Read by commodity

- DAP: bullish ▲
- CORN: neutral
- UREA: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| UREA | 2025-07-08 | [Closure of Strait of Hormuz: A Looming Threat to Already High Fertilizer Costs - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24073-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-a-looming-threat-to-already-high-fertilizer-costs.md) | +2.0% | +11.7% |
| 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 | 2026-07-14 | [The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Still Open. So Why Are Fertilizer Prices Climbing? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18673-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-technically-still-open-so-why-are-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.6% | +4.2% |
| UREA | 2022-10-31 | [EU strategy on fertilisers \| EESC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39052-eu-strategy-on-fertilisers-eesc.md) | +0.5% | -7.4% |
| UREA | 2026-04-27 | [Mideast Urea Output Drops as Fertilizer Shipments Stall in Strait of Hormuz - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10730-mideast-urea-output-drops-as-fertilizer-shipments-stall-in-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -8.8% | -16.4% |
| DAP | 2025-07-08 | [Closure of Strait of Hormuz: A Looming Threat to Already High Fertilizer Costs - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24073-closure-of-strait-of-hormuz-a-looming-threat-to-already-high-fertilizer-costs.md) | +0.7% | +10.9% |
| DAP | 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) | -1.1% | — |
| DAP | 2026-07-14 | [The Strait of Hormuz Is Technically Still Open. So Why Are Fertilizer Prices Climbing? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18673-the-strait-of-hormuz-is-technically-still-open-so-why-are-fertilizer-prices.md) | +1.4% | +3.5% |

## Sources

- france24.com: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20261114-un-official-urges-iran-us-to-let-fertilisers-through-hormuz-strait

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