Middle East tensions are impacting China's sulphur imports, crucial for fertilizer, as the spring planting season approaches.
The conflict in the Middle East is disrupting China's access to sulphur, a key raw material for fertilizer, reported Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has tightened supplies and driven up prices, with Chinese buyers warning of shortages as the country enters its crucial spring planting season.
China depends on imports for 47 percent of its sulphur, according to Guosen Securities. More than half of those shipments come from six Persian Gulf nations that rely on the strait to reach global markets.
