Fertiliser shipping disruption: Fear takes root among Mexican farmers as prices rise

Farmers in Sinaloa, Mexico’s breadbasket, say fertiliser costs have surged as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted, squeezing already thin margins. Prices are about 50% higher than when the conflict began, with diesel cushioned by subsidies amid persistent droughts and weak global maize prices.

Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Sinaloa, Mexico.

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