trade route

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Roughly one-third of global fertilizer supply, including chemicals like nitrogen and phosphate, pass through the trade route, and recent delays have nudged prices higher without significantly hurting demand.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

As restrictions remain on the vital trade route, Americans are beginning to see financial impacts beyond the gas pump.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Shipping traffic remains throttled in the Strait of Hormuz, a trade route off Iran’s coast that fully a third of the world’s seagoing oil exports traverse in a normal year.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

The Allenby bridge is a key trade route for goods and medical supplies to enter the West Bank.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

Particularly important, the Teotihuacan-backed dynasty took over several outposts on the Usumacinta River system, Yucatan’s most important trade route.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann