{"id":82244,"date":"2026-03-19T13:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=82244"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:46:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:46:06","slug":"iran-fertiliser-prices-agribusiness-food-crisis-corporate-handout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/82244\/iran-fertiliser-prices-agribusiness-food-crisis-corporate-handout\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war and food prices: How Big Ag profits from the crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The geopolitical tremor in the Strait of Hormuz has sent fertiliser prices into the stratosphere<\/a>, exposing a direct link between the Iran war and food prices. But amid the devastating loss of life and destruction already unfolding, farmers and families are also being forced to worry about the cost of the next harvest, a different kind of machinery is whirring into motion in Washington and Brussels:the lobbying machine<\/a>. <\/strong>Now is the time to break free from their playbook and implement just solutions that feed people, not corporate pockets.<\/p>\n\n

History shows that for big agribusiness, a global crisis<\/a> is less of a disaster and more of a strategic opportunity. We are about to witness a masterclass in how to parlay “food security” fears into corporate welfare and the gutting of environmental protections.<\/p>\n\n

But we know their playbook!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

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It\u2019s time to cut through corporate lies, cut agriculture emissions and shift towards sustainable agroecology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t \n Sign now!\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n

<\/a>1. The Big Ag playbook: Weaponising food security during war<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Expect the term “food security” to be hollowed out and weaponised. Large-scale industrial players are already positioning themselves as the only thing standing between the public and empty shelves. In truth, it is this highly consolidated, chemical-dependent model of industrial farming that is making our global food system so fragile in the first place.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Their narrative is calculated: The world is in chaos, so the government must stop “burdening” agribusiness with regulations.<\/em> They will attempt to use a temporary supply chain shock to permanently dismantle hard-won environmental standards.<\/p>\n\n

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Liquid manure spreading by tractor on farmland in Northern Germany.
\u00a9 Michael L\u00f6wa \/ Greenpeace<\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

2. The demand for deregulation<\/h2>\n\n

Their immediate targets are always environmental and community safeguards. Under the guise of “unleashing production,” lobbyists are likely to push for:<\/p>\n\n