At the height of escalating military tensions between the United States and “Israel” on one side and Iran on the other, QatarEnergy announced on March 3, 2026, that it was halting production of a range of chemical and petrochemical products, most notably urea.

A possible ban on Russian supplies by the London Metal Exchange was considered by Bloomberg network as “a seismic event” for the world's metals industry.

With food prices soaring, supply chains disrupted and the conflict in Ukraine blocking access to vital reserves, experts fear the hunger crisis could deepen.