Expert Warns of Fertilizer Shock During Critical Planting Season

Up to 30 percent of global fertilizer exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Roger Murphy puts fertilizer in the ground before the crop is planted near Dwight, Ill., on April 23, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Strait of Hormuz,  a narrow waterway in the Middle East connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea, has continued to make headlines over the past week, as Iran has attacked and threatened oil tankers passing through the strait.

However, more than oil could be at stake in that narrow passage bordering Iran to the north.