About this episode

The episode discusses the global fertiliser shortage and its impact on crop yields, alongside rising interest in electric vehicles and changes in scotch whisky import duties.

A third of the world's fertiliser is sourced from the Persian Gulf region. Farmers' are now predicted to produce smaller crops this year, affecting 10 billion meals a week. French car maker Renault says there's been a huge increase in interest in electric vehicles since the start of the war in the Middle East. And "slàinte mhath" or "cheers" in English! The USA is to cut import duties on scotch whisky, following the recent visit of King Charles II.

Topics covered

• fertiliser shortage
• crop yields
• electric vehicles
• Middle East conflict
• scotch whisky import duties

Keywords

• fertiliser
• crop yields
• electric vehicles
• Middle East
• scotch whisky
• import duties

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Renault

Places: Persian Gulf, USA

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