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Tag: Trade

The Hormuz Crisis Is Not Covid. Europe Must Avoid Blanket Subsidies.

The Hormuz Crisis Is Not Covid. Europe Must Avoid Blanket Subsidies.


Subsidizing the shock and waiting for it to pass will not answer a crisis whose full impact still is not visible.

Posted on May 20, 2026May 20, 2026Categories agrifood systems, Food price volatilityTags energy, fertilizer, global food crisis, iran, middle-east, social protection, Strait of Hormuz, subsidies, Trade

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Global Agrifood Implications of the 2026 Conflict in the Middle East

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