From surplus to strain: world rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino - Reuters
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Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia due to fertilizer shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.
Rice supply is expected to fall in 2026 as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertilizer shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world’s most consumed staple.
The article discusses how heat, including the effects of El Nino, is making it harder to grow crops effectively, posing a threat to global food supply.
Forecasts for the strongest El Niño in a decade promise hotter, drier weather across Asia in the second half of 2026, hitting crops and food supplies while farmers grapple with fertilizer shortages and costly fuel caused by the Iran war.
Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia due to fertilizer shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.
Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia due to fertilizer shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.
Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia due to fertilizer shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.
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