Ukraine`s position in the global wheat supply: economic and logistic dimensions

Abstract

Every war interrupts ordinary economic activities and restrains products, and consequently, income flows. Comparable circumstances have occurred since the 24 of February when Russia invaded Ukraine. Most of the regular economic activity has been constrained in Ukraine. The invasion was a crucial issue for agricultural commodities, especially the cereal sector. Ukraine is among the most important producers of agricultural commodities in the world. In the cereal sector, its contribution to global production is significant for barley, wheat, and maize. Nowadays wheat supply logistics from Ukraine have become a crucial issue worldwide, as wheat and its products are the basis of people’s nutrition in many countries (especially in Egipt). So, there are reasons to consider disruption’s threats of the supply chain and, consequently, malnutrition and hunger in undeveloped countries.