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Severe global food crisis could come within the year, says UN agency

NPR | By Henry Larson,

Adrian Florido, Michael Levitt

Published May 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM CDT

Maximo Torero, Chief Economist at The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, warns that the war in Iran is choking the global supply of fertilizer and a food crisis could follow within a year.

Henry Larson

Adrian Florido

Adrian Florido is a national correspondent for NPR covering race and identity in America.

Michael Levitt

Michael Levitt is a news assistant for All Things Considered who is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science. Before coming to NPR, Levitt worked in the solar energy industry and for the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. He has also travelled extensively in the Middle East and speaks Arabic.