🌡️ Extreme heat is already affecting crops, livestock, forests, fisheries & the people who produce our food.

New @fao.org-@wmo-global.bsky.social report on #ExtremeHeat & Agriculture shows the impacts & #ClimateAction needed to respond to this growing threat.

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Energy and fertilizer shocks are pushing governments toward subsidies. But subsidies often favor wealthier households, who consume more. Cash transfers reach those who need them most, helping smallholders stay in production and stabilizing rural economies.
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"I'm actually worried about fertilizer, and the ability to get fertilizer shipments through," said WTO DG @noiweala.bsky.social in remarks yesterday at @csis.org.

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Will the Iran crisis lead to another round of food price spikes? Key differences from past crises.

🆕 #Blog Will the Iran crisis lead to another round of food price spikes?

🖊️ By Shawn Arita and Joseph Glauber.

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The Iran war's impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production Supply chain disruptions reverberate.

🆕 #Blog The Iran war’s impacts on global fertilizer markets and food production

🖊️ By Charlotte Hebebrand, Joseph Glauber, Rob Vos, and Brendan Rice.

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I welcome @UN efforts to facilitate trade through the Strait of Hormuz.

As I have said before, with global food security at risk, a mechanism to facilitate trade in fertilizers through the Strait could be a very valuable step to wider diplomatic dialogue.
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Smallholders in Africa already underuse fertilizer due to high costs. Even small price increases can cut application, lower yields and raise food insecurity. Example: Kenya is exposed w/ high import bills and 40% reliance on Gulf fertilizer. Nations and farmers need urgent support.

ICYMI, WTO MC14 background brief on agriculture online here: www.wto.org/english/thew...

"We have no agreed text here for you to negotiate, but we do have a draft document that asks for your political will and collective effort to finally break the impasse." (3/3).

(Link to full text of DG's remarks in the news item above).

"You will also have a chance to discuss an area that is so important to all of us – agriculture and food security, crucial to all our members," said @wto.org DG @noiweala.bsky.social. (2/3)

Challenges facing ministers include providing guidance on delivering negotiated solutions on agricultural trade post-MC14. (1/3)

Strait of Hormuz: the Chair of AMIS (@amisoutlook.bsky.social) issued a statement following yesterday's meeting of the Rapid Response Forum:

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United Kingdom donates CHF 1.56 million to WTO development programmes The United Kingdom has contributed GBP 500,000 to the WTO's Global Trust Fund and GBP 1?million to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) - support totalling approximately CHF?1.56?million - to enhance the capacity of developing economies, including least developed countries (LDCs), to participate in the multilateral trading system.

United Kingdom donates CHF 1.56 million to WTO development programmes #STDF

ICYMI - statement from @tessforum.bsky.social.

AMIS Weekly Market News Summary - Week 12 - March 2026 Key updates on #wheat, #maize, #rice and policy trends this week.

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Arbitrator to set level of trade suspension in Indonesia-EU palm oil biofuels dispute A WTO arbitrator was tasked on 19 March with determining the level of trade suspension Indonesia may impose on the European Union in the palm oil biofuels dispute, following Indonesia's request to suspend concessions worth US$ 2.8-5.6 billion annually. At the same meeting, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) also agreed to the EU's second request for a panel to review Chinese measures on global licensing terms for standard essential patents.

Arbitrator to set level of trade suspension in Indonesia–EU palm oil biofuels dispute #TradeDisputes

"Sustained increases in energy prices could increase risks for global trade, with potential spillovers for food security and cost pressures on consumers and businesses," said WTO DG @noiweala.bsky.social.

Canada launches safeguard investigation on certain vegetable goods On 18 March 2026, Canada notified the WTO's Committee on Safeguards that it had initiated on 16 March 2026 a safeguard investigation on imports of certain vegetable goods.

Canada launches safeguard investigation on certain vegetable goods #WTOAg

The Chair of the @wto.org ag negotiations has shared a revised draft text, ahead of the organisation's 14th ministerial conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in 9 days' time. More: 👇

🔴 New information note on the potential impacts of the escalating conflict in the Middle East on global agrifood systems.

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🎧 Watch the full interview with @maximotorero.bsky.social, @fao.org Chief Economist, & David Laborde for more: https://bit.ly/47y8jf0

Energy, fertilizer and food markets are tightly connected. Disruptions in #StraitOfHormuz are pushing up oil and fertilizer prices, raising farming costs and risks for global food security. Diplomacy to reopen the strait is key to stabilizing global markets. tinyurl.com/yc74d688

ICYMI.

USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to Take Action on Forced Labor WASHINGTON — Today, the United States Trade Representative initiated investigations of 60 economies under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974. The investigations will determine whether acts, polic...

US Ambassador Greer launched Section 301 investigations into acts, policies, and practices of 60 economies to determine whether foreign governments have taken sufficient steps to prohibit the importation of goods produced with forced labor.

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Insights from @jmbauer.bsky.social at @wfp.org:

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The Iran war: Potential food security impacts Problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

⚡️Just in on our #crisis blog:

The Iran war: Potential food security impacts.

Joseph Glauber discusses how the problems in the Strait of Hormuz reverberate globally.

@jwglauber.bsky.social @cgiar.org #FoodSecurity

https://on.cgiar.org/4ldjpMf

With a link to the revised draft text

#AMISMarketMonitor March edition is out! #Wheat prices firmed on weather and logistics risks, while #maize and #rice stayed stable and #soybean prices rose. The issue includes FAO’s 2026 #wheat production forecast, pointing to lower output from reduced sowings.
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