We certainly aren't completely independent, but we aren't on zero.
Get off zero.
It's better than freaking out about food prices. We are in for a rough time, the clowns are busy making our lives objectively worse, we should be busy too.
quotingThe Iran war is now threatening the
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global food supply.
Half of the world's sulfur, essential for
processing phosphate fertilizer, flows
through the Strait of Hormuz.
It's still closed.
80% of US phosphorus is applied to soy
and corn fields. Those same crops feed
livestock and fuel production.
As one commodity analyst put it, the effects could become "exponential" if the conflict continues and existing reserves are depleted.
US farmers are already dealing with years of elevated production costs. Now add a
potential fertilizer shortage on top of $3.93 gas and $119 oil.
This is the part of war most people don't
think about, the second and third order
effects that quietly work their way into
grocery prices, livestock costs, and food
security months after the first missile lands.
The Strait of Hormuz isn't just an energy
chokepoint. It's a food chokepoint.
