Regional Updates MEDITERRANEAN/MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Syria’s government has decided to block the import of many products in order to conserve foreign currency reserves for the purchase of imported wheat. The import suspension list covers 20 items and is to be in place for six months. Syria has been hit very hard by the recent increase in international wheat prices and the drop in the value of the Syrian pound. Saudi Arabia’s wheat imports have switched to Russian wheat now that the Saudi milling operations have been privatized. Due to shorter, quicker shipping times and adjustments to import specifications – mainly an increase in allowed bug damage – Russian wheat has replaced German as the main import. W...
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What You Need to Know Today: Iran says its definition of the Strait of Hormuz is now a “vast operation area” that stretches from Jask to Siri Island. The White House said President Trump did not sign a suspension of the TRQs on beef imports but is “finalizing potential...
If the media headlines and Trump critics are to be believed, President Trump is headed to Beijing this Thursday in a weakened position. China is in control, it has the upper hand, and expectations are very low. These are the same critics that argue against overly simplistic zero-sum analyses in...
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