Title: The world needs a Hormuz fertilizer initiative now
Post by: RE on May 02, 2026, 11:54 AM
Post by: RE on May 02, 2026, 11:54 AM
The world needs a Hormuz fertilizer initiative now
A clock is ticking that most people cannot see. It does not tick in news cycles or social media posts. It ticks in planting calendars.
Spring fertilizer application in the Northern Hemisphere runs through June. Parts of Africa are entering the primary planting season now — a critical window for the continent's most food-insecure populations. A missed window doesn't delay a harvest — it eliminates it. The shortfall will be invisible until it materializes in spiking prices and empty shelves next fall. This is the story the Hormuz blockade coverage is missing. The crisis isn't just raising energy prices — it is breaking food supply chains. The world is facing a slow-motion catastrophe that will not announce itself until it is too late.
The world doesn't need this by June. It needed it a month ago. Even if they set up a corridor tomorrow, by the time any significant amount gets shipped, the window for fertilizer application will be closed. 5 out of 6 of India's production facilities are shut due to lack of inputs (LNG). They have to both start getting the LNG AND get the production ramped back up AND ship the fertilizer to the farmers. Not gonna happen.
So, the skyrocketing prices and "food insecurity" are gonna happen. FI is a euphemism for STARVATION. A LOT of people are gonna starve as a result of Trumpolini's War, the only question is how big the number will be. Will we ever get an accurate estimate of the number that starve to DEATH? No, of course not, but you can be pretty certain it will be in the MILLIONS. Trumpolini and Amerika may very well match or exceed Stalin in exterminating useless eaters.
RE
Title: The world needs a Hormuz fertilizer initiative now
Post by: K-Dog on May 03, 2026, 03:01 PM
Post by: K-Dog on May 03, 2026, 03:01 PM
Japan Buys Russian Oil for the First Time Since Hormuz Closure
Japan is set to receive its first shipment of Russian crude oil since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies.
And the average cost of gas in Seattle is $5.795 a gallon now. With California Washington has the highest in the country. I need to snap a photo of the closest station to me. It is a Shell station. Diesel was over $7 and all the gas was over $6. Quite the the sight to see with the numbers brightly lit up in the early morning light. Mesmerizing, as in holy fuck!
Meanwhile Trump and Co. manipulate the stock market. Considering which oligarchs are now most corrupt; if I could get Russian gas I would.
USA National Gas Station Price Heat Map (https://www.gasbuddy.com/gaspricemap?lat=40.460131211150724&lng=-96.591588&z=4)
Title: The world needs a Hormuz fertilizer initiative now
Post by: TDoS on May 03, 2026, 07:21 PM
Post by: TDoS on May 03, 2026, 07:21 PM
Quote from: K-Dog on May 03, 2026, 03:01 PMTHEMOSCOWTIMES.COM • 2026-05-02
Japan Buys Russian Oil for the First Time Since Hormuz Closure
Japan is set to receive its first shipment of Russian crude oil since the conflict in the Middle East disrupted global energy supplies.
And the average cost of gas in Seattle is $5.795 a gallon now.
SHIT! We've only hit about $4.50 lately. Normally wouldn't notice when quietly zooming by gas stations, but the wife required me to take her out for a fountain drink and I noticed the price the suckers....excuse me...the ICE powered people who are forced to suffer from not being worldly wise to the limited nature of crude oil and products produced from them.
GO EV!!!