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.
Principal agronomist, Gilba Solutions Pty Ltd
BSc Hons Soil Science (Newcastle). Former STRI agronomist. Author of Nutrition of Sports Turf in Australia (CSIRO/Landlinks Press). 35+ years advising on sports turf, golf and stadia across Australia, NZ, UK and Europe.