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Hormuz closure drove up fertilizer prices, compounding strain on Filipino farmers: Gatchalian

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz dealt a “double whammy” to Filipino farmers, driving up fertilizer prices on top of already elevated costs from the broader Iran conflict, Senate President Win Gatchalian said Saturday, warning that the agriculture sector has borne a disproportionate share of the crisis’s economic fallout. Gatchalian made the assessment in an interview on DZRH News program Special…

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