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The closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the U.S.–Israel military conflict with Iran has sent shockwaves through global agricultural markets. Fertilizer prices in Europe have jumped in some cases by as much as 45%.

American farmers are now facing another blow.

CGTN’s Nitza Soledad Perez has been following one farmer’s story for years.

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