Overview
- The European Commission plans to validate a multi‑hundred‑million‑euro fertiliser support plan Tuesday in Strasbourg to ease a fast‑building supply crunch.
- The package will draw on the Common Agricultural Policy crisis reserve, where €200 million remains, and Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen said he intends to at least double that amount.
- Imported fertiliser prices in Europe are up about 70% since late February as the Middle East war disrupts shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that once carried roughly 30% of global volumes.
- Brussels has temporarily lifted most fertiliser import duties and adjusted its new carbon border levy, yet it rejects calls to suspend the mechanism for fertilisers.
- Farmers and unions rallied outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, warning that soaring input costs could force fields into fallow and push many producers into the red.