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baldur@toot.cafe ("Baldur Bjarnason") wrote:
“Iran war is crushing Asia’s farmers, threatening global food supply - The Washington Post”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/05/09/iran-farms-thailand-food/
> Heading into planting season, many farmers said they are facing the worst conditions in their lifetimes. Not during the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war were shortages or costs this dire, they said. Nor during the pandemic.
This'll probably be paywalled for most, but the short version is that food shortages next winter are baked-in. The only question now is "how bad?"