Global Supply Chain Challenges and Food Chain Dependencies

Fertilisers and edible oils are two specific commodities which are being affected by global supply disruptions. The price of mineral nitrogen (N) fertilisers has risen by an unprecedented amount over the past year, due to supply chain issues including the price of natural gas and influenced by the conflict in Ukraine. Global fertiliser supply is very likely to remain unpredictable for the foreseeable future, impacting the UK domestic production including the availability and quality of raw materials for food proces...