BBC Headlines • May 6, 2026 07:30

Next to hike prices by up to 8% outside Europe due to Iran war costs

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No extra price rises are slated for the UK, which saw better than expected sales in the first quarter.

Story Timeline

Wed 13:30 - HLN (BE)

50,000 euros extra for farmers and drivers: EU rolls out temporary state aid system

Wed 15:14 - The Guardian

EU farmers and hauliers to get up to €50,000 to cover extra costs of Iran war

Thu 23:08 - BBC Headlines

Fertiliser boss says Iran war puts 10 billion meals a week at risk

Fri 10:48 - Euronews

Fertiliser crisis caused by Iran war sparks global food security fears

Sun 03:30 - Al-Monitor

German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout

Mon 09:13 - Euronews

A new Haber–Bosch moment: Europe must rethink its fertiliser production

Wed 07:30 - BBC Headlines

Next to hike prices by up to 8% outside Europe due to Iran war costs

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Al-Monitor

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03:30

German fertiliser makers and farmers struggle with Iran war fallout

As Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz roils the global economy, one German town has been scrambling to help make up the shortfall in essential supplies of fertilisers.Wittenberg, better …

BBC Headlines

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23:08

Fertiliser boss says Iran war puts 10 billion meals a week at risk

A shortage of fertiliser due to the Iran conflict could reduce crop yields and push prices higher, says the boss of Yara.

Euronews

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09:13

A new Haber–Bosch moment: Europe must rethink its fertiliser production

Europe must reinvent fertiliser production to cut agriculture's reliance on fossil fuels and protect jobs in industrial regions, writes Magnolia Tovar, a chemical engineer and expert at a climate innovation …

10:48

Fertiliser crisis caused by Iran war sparks global food security fears

The Iran war and the consequent blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a severe "fertiliser squeeze" as soaring energy costs and export disruptions push farmers' affordability to a …

HLN (BE)

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13:30

50,000 euros extra for farmers and drivers: EU rolls out temporary state aid system

De Europese Commissie gaat voor bepaalde sectoren tot wel 70 procent van de meerkosten als gevolg van de oorlog in Iran vergoeden. Dat heeft EU-commissaris voor Mededinging Teresa Ribera aangekondigd. …

The Guardian

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15:14

EU farmers and hauliers to get up to €50,000 to cover extra costs of Iran war

Fishing companies can also access subsidies in loosening of state aid rules to cover fuel and fertiliser price risesThe EU is to subsidise up to 70% of the extra cost …