The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation warns that the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz could “trigger a severe global food price crisis”, warning that it marks “the beginning of a systemic agrifood shock”, Al Jazeera reports.

“The shock is unfolding in stages: energy, fertiliser, seeds, lower yields, commodity price increases, then food inflation,” the agency says, urging governments to expand alternative routes and avoid export restrictions, as global food prices continue to rise.