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Russia's Food Trade with the Middle East and North Africa
Russlands Getreidehandel mit dem Nahen Osten und Nordafrika
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Abstract The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the top destination for Russian food exports. Focusing on Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, this article shows that Russian exports of wheat, barley, and maize are the key component of these bilateral food trade relationships; Russian food impor... view more
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the top destination for Russian food exports. Focusing on Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, this article shows that Russian exports of wheat, barley, and maize are the key component of these bilateral food trade relationships; Russian food imports are typically minor in comparison. Russia’s agricultural trade ties with the MENA countries under study have repeatedly been affected by the improvement and deterioration of political relations. For example, Russia banned most food imports from Turkey over a political conflict in 2016, which prompted counter-measures by the Turkish side. It can generally be observed that Russia is successfully working to open additional destination markets in the region and beyond, while simultaneously impeding imports of specific food products that it aims to produce domestically.... view less
Classification
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
Landwirtschaft; Beziehungen zu sonstigen Staaten; Außenwirtschaft; Russland
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 20-23
Journal
Russian Analytical Digest (2022) 275
Issue topic
Russia's Role in the Contemporary International Agri-Food Trade System
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000530882
ISSN
1863-0421
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0