"It takes ten calories of fossil fuel to grow a single calorie of food. In 2026, those numbers simply don't add up anymore."

As the Strait of Hormuz remains a bottleneck for Australia’s liquid gold, the agricultural sector is hitting a breaking point. Diesel prices have doubled, and over a million tonnes of fertilizer are stranded at sea. But farmer, broadcaster, and journalist Matthew Evans says this "horrific" situation might be the shock the system needed to finally move away from the halcyon days of the 90s and toward a self-reliant future.

"It takes ten calories of fossil fuel to grow a single calorie of food. In 2026, those numbers simply don't add up anymore."
As the Strait of Hormuz remains a bottleneck for Australia&rsquo;s liquid gold, the agricultural sector is hitting a breaking point. Diesel prices have doubled, and over a million tonnes of fertilizer are stranded at sea. But farmer, broadcaster, and journalist Matthew Evans says this "horrific" situation might be the shock the system needed to finally move away from the halcyon days of the 90s and toward a self-reliant future.

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