Bericht

With great power comes great responsibility: The EU and the Black Sea Region take leadership of the global wheat market

Income growth, changing consumer preferences and technological progress are having a transformative effect on global food trade and, in particular, wheat markets. This is evidenced by two main developments: First, the growing demand for wheat in Asia and Africa is increasingly being met by the European Union (EU) and the Black Sea Region (BSR), which have replaced the United States (US) as the major players on the global wheat market. Second, and as a consequence, the Euronext futures market, which reflects the supply and demand fundamentals in the EU and the BSR, is becoming more important for international wheat price discovery. In light of these two changes, the EU and the BSR must take more responsibility for ensuring global food security and combating hunger and malnutrition. To achieve this, greater international cooperation is required, in particular between the big Western and Eastern economic powers. Unrestricted international trade is vital to ensure sufficient supply of food worldwide, while escalating economic sanctions and countersanctions endanger food security, especially in importdependent regions. Public debate on trade and economic sanctions must therefore be more objective and better take into account both regional and global needs.

ISBN
978-3-95992-119-0
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: IAMO Policy Brief ; No. 41e

Classification
Wirtschaft
Subject
Weizen
Außenhandel
Weizenmarkt
Ernährungssicherung
Welt
Weizenanbau
Sanktion
Internationale Zusammenarbeit
EU-Staaten
Schwarzes Meer
Russland

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Ahmed, Osama
Glauben, Thomas
Heigermoser, Maximilian
Prehn, Sören
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
(where)
Halle (Saale)
(when)
2021

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:2-139998
Last update
10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET

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Object type

  • Bericht

Associated

  • Ahmed, Osama
  • Glauben, Thomas
  • Heigermoser, Maximilian
  • Prehn, Sören
  • Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)

Time of origin

  • 2021

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