Turkey: Concern about wheat crisis due to Ukraine-Russia war in Lebanon, Egypt and Libya

Detail images from the bread oven Interview with Hasan Musa, who works as a baker in the Hamra region of Beirut Interview with Lebanese Trade Minister Emin Selam, Worried about "wheat crisis due to the Ukraine-Russia war" in Lebanon, Egypt and Libya Lebanese Trade Minister Emin Selam: The solution is to increase Lebanon's production capacity because we can only produce 10 percent of the wheat that the market needs." Libya imports 40 percent of its wheat from Russia and Ukraine. After the war, the weight of bread decreased, prices increased. Russia and Ukraine, the largest wheat suppliers, importing 80 percent of its annual wheat need, Egypt is the country that imports the most wheat in the world. Middle East and North African countries, which meet this ratio by importing Lebanon, Egypt and Libya, have been experiencing difficulties in wheat supply since the war with Russia and Ukraine. Lebanon, which can produce only 10 percent of its wheat needs from the agricultural fields it ...