The 2026 Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure are triggering a fertiliser crisis. This is having direct impacts on Australian agriculture, horticulture, and the turf sector.
This analysis covers:
- The fertiliser crisis timeline.
- Australian import reliance, urea and specialty product price impacts and
- segment-level risk assessment for golf courses, sports grounds, councils, and horticultural producers.
Jerry Spencer
Jerry has an Hons Degree in Soil Science (1988) from Newcastle Upon Tyne University. He then worked as a turf agronomist for the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI) until 1993.
He gained a Grad Dip in Business Management from UTS in 1999. He has held a number of technical roles for companies such as Arthur Yates (Commercial Technical Manager) and Paton Fertilizers (Organic, turf specialty and controlled release fertiliser) portfolios.
In 2013 he established Gilba Solutions as independent sports turf consultants and turf agronomists. Jerry has written over 100 articles and two books on a wide range of topics such as Turf Pesticides and turfgrass Nutrition which have been published in Australia and overseas.