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Massimiliano Giansanti, president of COPA

Video. Food prices could spike, if nothing done to tackle fertilizer crisis

Updated: 12/05/2026 - 15:28 GMT+2

The fertilizer crisis caused by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is tripling costs for farmers. “Less fertilizers means less production for wheat. That’s the basis for bread,” warns COPA President, Massimiliano Giansanti.

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