Pulse Forward magazine #11 | July 2024

PULSES & BEYOND CEM BOGUSOGLU SWISS AEGEAN

in starch and protein already in Russia. Now Russia has less capacity to export to the West but once the war is over, the trade will be more and more active. As Co-Chair of the Market Access committee, would you like to comment on the EU duty on Russian foods? Wherever peas are going from or to, it’s a staple food and putting sanctions on the food trade is inhumane because they affect those most at risk of hunger and food insecurity. I don’t condone the weaponization of food by any country or any government. I support peace and that politics stay out of essential trade. Will Turkey be aggressive as a buyer of yellow peas this year? It depends on demand from the re-export market. We saw exaggerated demand two years ago and, as a result, last year it was weaker so I believe

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