Originally Posted by
kiwi grey
We are all worrying about the outward supply of oil, oil products and LNG from the Gulf to the rest of the world, which flow constitutes about 20% of all such trade. This is a potentially very serious problem. However, the Gulf countries - including Saudi Arabia - import the vast majority (I read 90%) of their food, and it too needs to pass through the Straits of Hormuz, only going the other way.
I suspect they'll run out of food a long time before we are badly inconvenienced by diesel shortages.
I know which shortage I'd rather suffer
There certainly are land routes for resupply of food etc. Everything does not have to come through the straits, so I'm not sure it's dire. Of course I could be wrong!