Iran conflict sends energy, fertiliser prices surging across Egypt’s fields Last updated: May 15, 2026 | 06:40 Egyptian farmer Mohamed Omar (L), 65, supplies his farmland with water from a canal, fed by the Nile river, in the village of Baharmis on the outskirts of Egypt's Giza province, northwest of the capital Cairo, on December 1, 2019. AFP Egyptian smallholders have seen their lives upended by the war in Iran, with soaring fertiliser and energy prices forcing many to lay off workers and reduce the amount of land they farm. Before the United States and Israel launched the war that would end up engulfing the region, Ashraf Abu Ragab cultivated a full acre with a small crew.  Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here . Now he farms just half on his own after sacking the workers he once relied on, and has quit growing wheat, a fertiliser-intensive crop.…