What began as disruption in a key energy corridor is now , UN Trade and Development warns in its . Update follows of March 10.
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are driving up energy, transport, and fertilizer costs, threatening food prices and economic stability, particularly in developing countries.
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's most critical chokepoints for oil, gas, and fertilizer shipments, are already pushing up energy and agricultural input costs worldwide. Because energy and fertilizer markets are closely linked to food production, these shocks can quickly spread through global agrifood systems.
In the short term, measures such as diversifying trade routes, strengthening market monitoring, supporting farmers, and providing targeted assistance to vulnerable countries can help stabilize supply chains.
Diplomatic efforts to ensure the safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz also remain critical for protecting global energy markets and food security.
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A warns that growing policy uncertainty and fragmentation in the global trading system threaten developing countries’ ability to benefit from trade.
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released a examining the implications of recent disruptions to maritime traffic in the Strait, one of the world’s most critical trade corridors.
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UNCTAD’s latest reveals that systemic uncertainty, driven by shifting policies and geopolitical instability, is reshaping global trade, raising costs, and disproportionately harming developing economies.