Food Security Concerns Over Russia-Ukraine Conflict

The ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia has caused concerns among Iranian importers of oilseeds, vegetable oils, grains and livestock feed.
According to Reza Nourani, the head of the National Association for Agricultural Products, Ukraine and Russia supply between 25% and 30% of Iran’s demand for different kinds of grains, especially wheat and barley.
“Trade with Ukraine has been affected since last week and it is predicted to halt within the next few days. It seems that we can only wait and hope for the war to end soon,” he was quoted as saying by ILNA.
He also expressed concerns about Iran’s agricultural outsourcing in Ukraine.