This criterion is provided on Monday by the analysts and main media who observe the issue with concern.

This conflict came to the plates of the world, not through projectiles, but through the unstoppable rise in the cost of basic food.

As oil markets burn, a quiet but equally devastating crisis is simmering in the global supply chain.

The price of wheat, corn, fertilizers, and vegetable oils began the week with double-digit increases in major futures markets.

This triggered alarms at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).

The root of the problem is not just rising transport costs, but a direct blow to the heart of global agricultural production.

According to an analysis published by Xinhua, roughly one-third of the world’s maritime fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz, the same waterway that remains blocked by this weekend’s attacks.

The disruption of natural gas, an essential raw material for nitrogen fertilizers, makes plants in Brazil and Sudan no longer receive the inputs needed for their next planting, while producers in India and Pakistan struggle to secure raw materials.

The crisis is cutting off fertilizer supplies at the worst possible moment, industry analysts warn.

The consequences are not just an economic projection, but a reality that is already hitting the most vulnerable populations. The WFP issued a recent report warning of the immediate impact on food security in the Middle East.

This Monday, March 16, the world woke up not only with burning oil; it woke up with the ghost of hunger knocking at the doors of millions of homes.

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