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Iran war: Middle East instability placing untold pressure on tenant farmers

TFA said war in the Middle East is squeezing tenant farm businesses hard

Chris Brayford
clock • 5 min read
TFA national chair Robert Martin said: "Ultimately, the Iran conflict has brought into sharp relief just how exposed British agriculture is to global geopolitical events. It has laid bare the dependence of modern farming on imported energy and fertiliser, and it has done so at a moment when tenant farmers are already being squeezed from multiple directions."
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TFA national chair Robert Martin said: "Ultimately, the Iran conflict has brought into sharp relief just how exposed British agriculture is to global geopolitical events. It has laid bare the dependence of modern farming on imported energy and fertiliser, and it has done so at a moment when tenant farmers are already being squeezed from multiple directions."

Tenant farmers are deeply concerned about the future outlook for the agricultural sector with war in the Middle East placing pressure on the availability and price of key farm inputs. Shipping through...

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