UN Office for Project Services Executive Director Da Silva said on the 14th that Iran and the United States should immediately allow fertilizer transportation through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis faced by vulnerable countries. Da Silva said that before the conflict, one-third of the world's chemical fertilizer was transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Since the conflict between the US and Iran broke out this year, global fertilizer prices have risen by about 30%. Da Silva warned that many countries are currently being impacted by fertilizer supply problems. If they continue to miss the planting season in various regions, 45 million people around the world may face serious food insecurity, and 30 million people will be forced into poverty. He called for at least five fertilizer ships to pass through every day, and said that the United Nations has existing mechanisms to resume fertilizer transportation within 7 to 10 days.

UN Office for Project Services Executive Director Da Silva said on the 14th that Iran and the United States should immediately allow fertilizer transportation through the Strait of Hormuz to ease the crisis faced by vulnerable countries. Da Silva said that before the conflict, one-third of the world's chemical fertilizer was transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Since the conflict between the US and Iran broke out this year, global fertilizer prices have risen by about 30%. Da Silva warned that many countries are currently being impacted by fertilizer supply problems. If they continue to miss the planting season in various regions, 45 million people around the world may face serious food insecurity, and 30 million people will be forced into poverty. He called for at least five fertilizer ships to pass through every day, and said that the United Nations has existing mechanisms to resume fertilizer transportation within 7 to 10 days.