Middle East wheat supplies hit by war in Ukraine
Essential Middle East · Al Jazeera
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Show Notes
Russia and Ukraine account for about 29% of global wheat exports, almost a third of the world supply. The main customers are from the Middle East and North Africa.
In fact, some countries like Egypt receive a quarter of their wheat from Ukraine, Libya almost half, and Lebanon more than 60%.
What could this massive disruption in the supply chain entail for many countries in the region?
In this episode:
Patrick Mardini, CEO of Lebanese Institute for Market Studies (LIMS)
Credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Hayat Mongodin, and host Sami Zeidan. George Alwer is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik is our lead engagement producer and Munera AlDosari is our assistant engagement producer. Omar al-Saleh is our executive producer.
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