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The Iran War and the Energy Crunch is Threatening Farmers in India

There’s a squeeze on an input critical to the nation’s agriculture sector.

Critical waterway: Cargo ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in February.Photographer: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP

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By Pratik Parija

April 2, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC

Welcome to India Edition, Bloomberg’s daily dive into what’s moving the worlds of business, markets and politics in this dynamic, fast-paced economy. I’m Bloomberg’s Asia Agriculture reporter Pratik Parija in Delhi, filling in for Menaka. If you didn’t receive this directly in your inbox, you can subscribe here , and share feedback with us here .

My colleagues and I haven’t had a breather since the war in Iran started, and today was no different. Oil jumped again (and that’s bad news for India as we have written about), after US President Donald Trump vowed an escalation to the war in Iran over the coming weeks, damping hopes of a swift resolution and prolonging disruptions to energy flows through the vital Strait of Hormuz.