Pacific Asia
News and analysis on Pacific Asia and Southeast Asia, with a focus on geopolitics, food security, trade, and the regional implications of global shocks.
Hormuz Crisis and Asian Rice (2026)
- Strait of Hormuz Carries One-Third of Global Urea Exports — Structural exposure to one chokepoint
- Hostilities From 28 February 2026 Effectively Closed Strait of Hormuz Shipping — Trigger event
- May to August Is the Critical Rice Planting Window for India, Vietnam, and Thailand — Why timing makes the crisis acute
- Philippines Government Warns Rice Output Could Fall 20-50% Without Intervention — Consumer-country warning
- Vietnam and Thailand Farmers Cut Fertilizer Inputs as Costs Surge in 2026 Planting Season — Producer-country response
- India Heavily Dependent on Gulf Fertilizer Imports, Pivots to Asian Suppliers — Swing-producer scramble
- FAO Warns Hormuz Disruption Will Tighten Food Supplies Into 2027 — Institutional warning
- ADB Frames 2026 Crisis as Energy-Cost Shock vs 2022 Ukraine Grain Shock — Analytical frame