Grain Union

Russian grain is flowing around the world in a way not seen since the last years of the Tsarist empire a century ago but the country’s export expansion looks set to hit a wall because of a lack of infrastructure.

Turkey has suspended the issuance of licenses for the duty-free import of sunflower oil, wheat and corn from Russia, Grain Union President Arkady Zlochevsky told TASS on March 17. 

The reason behind this move may be retaliation against Russia's ongoing sanctions on some key agricultural products from Turkey, according to several experts.