Bangladesh, April 16 -- The Strait of Hormuz has long been treated as the worlds ultimate energy chokepoint. Yet the current crisis, triggered by President Donald Trumps disastrous war in Iran, is exposing yet another vulnerability. While the spotlight is on oil tankers and energy price spikes, a global food emergency is now haunting the planet.

Analysts now warn that disruptions around Hormuz place up to half of the worlds caloric supply at risk. The strait is after all a critical artery for fertilizers, grain flows, and agricultural inputs. Any prolonged disruption should therefore affect the entire chain of food production, from planting to distribution.

As experts Morgan D. Bazilian, Gabriel Collins, and Jahara Matisek argue, the on...