Global Perspective: Southeast Asia faces ‘sleeper’ food crisis from Hormuz fertiliser bottleneck

In an important development shaping the global World space, A hunger crisis could creep up on Southeast Asia if the region does not guard against export restrictions amid a fertiliser shortfall, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General John Denton has warned. Recent observations, according to dispatches from South China Morning Post (Asia), point to structural shifts with notable ramifications for industry participants and analysts alike.

A hunger crisis could creep up on Southeast Asia if the region does not guard against export restrictions amid a fertiliser shortfall, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Secretary General John Denton has warned. On the sidelines of the Future of Trade Forum in Singapore on Wednesday, Denton urged the city state, as the next Asean chair, to prioritise the “sleeper issue” for the region. He argued that the real story centred on food, despite the Strait of Hormuz gridlock being widely seen as...

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