Russia’s Role in the Contemporary International Agri-Food Trade System (Palgrave Advances in Bioeconomy: Economics and Policies)

This Open Access book analyses the emergence of Russia as a global food power and what it means for global food trade. Russia's strategy for food production and trade has changed significantly since the end of the Soviet period, and this is the first book to take account of Russia's rise as a food power and the global implications of that rise. It includes food trade policy and practice, and developments in regional food trade. This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners in agricultural economics, international trade, and international food trade. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/72819 Preface Contents List of Figures List of Tables Introduction: Is Russia’s Role in the International Agri-Food System Sustainable? 1 Introduction 2 Prospects for Sustainability as an Agri-Food Importer 2.1 Food Production 2.2 Constraints on Food Production 2.3 Knowledge-Based Innovation 2.4 Per Capita Income and Value of the Ruble 2.5 Politicalisation of Food Trade Policy 2.6 Population and Food Consumption 3 Prospects for Sustainability as an Agri-Food Exporter 3.1 Agri-Food Export Policy 3.2 Climate Change and Effects on Food Production 3.3 Foreign Competition and Russia’s Competitiveness 3.4 Regional Foreign Demand Based on Population Trends 4 Outlook Selected Bibliography Part I Agri-Food Trade Policy and Practice Chapter 1: Russia’s Foreign Food Trade: An Historical Survey 1 Introduction 2 Analytical Framework 3 Institutions for International Agri-Food Trade 4 Russia’s Agricultural Trading Behaviour 5 Russia’s Trading Behaviour in the 1970s 6 Russia’s Trading Behaviour in the 1980s 7 Russia’s Trading Behaviour in the 1990s 8 Russia’s Trading Behaviour in the 2000-2013 Period 9 Russia’s Trading Behaviour since 2014 10 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 2: Russia’s Development as a Top Player in World Grain Trade 1 Introduction 2 Russia in the World Grain Market 3 Russia’s Grain Economy and the Livestock Sector 4 Growth in Grain Production 4.1 Grain Area 4.2 Grain Yield 5 Producers 6 State Agricultural and Grain Policy 6.1 Ruble Exchange Rate and Grain Exports 7 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 3: The Role of Food Exports in Russia’s Economy 1 Introduction 2 The Contribution of Russia’s Agri-Food Exports to the National Economy 2.1 The Contribution of Agri-Food Exports to Agricultural Production14 2.2 Budgetary Inflows from Agri-Food Exports Compared to Overall Budget Inflow 3 How Sensitive Are Agri-Food Exports to Trade Policies? 3.1 Methodology 3.2 Results 4 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 4: Russia’s Food Security and Impact on Agri-Food Trade 1 Introduction 2 Food Security, Self-Sufficiency, and Import Substitution 2.1 Russia’s Food Security Doctrines 3 Domestic Ramifications of Food Security Policy 3.1 Domestic Structure of Production 3.2 Food Self-Sufficiency 4 International Ramifications of Food Security Policy 4.1 Imports: Pork Trade 4.2 Exports: Grain Trade 5 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 5: Russia’s Role in International Fish and Seafood Trade 1 Introduction 2 The Development of the Soviet-Russian Seafood Industry 2.1 The Early Post-Soviet Period (1991–2001) 2.2 The Putin Period of Consolidation 3 The Food Embargo and Its Impact on Russia’s Global Seafood Trade 4 Outlook Selected Bibliography Part II Russia’s Regional Agri-Food Trade Chapter 6: Russia’s Regional Free Trade Agreements and Agri-Food Trade After 2014 1 Introduction 2 International Context 3 Russia and the EAEU 4 Trade Agreements 4.1 Agri-Food Trade 5 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 7: Prospects for Agri-Food Trade Between Russia and China 1 Introduction 2 Bilateral Relations 2.1 Bilateral Agricultural Trade Relations 3 Respective National Priorities 3.1 Russian Export Targets and RFE Development Priorities 4 Prospects for Increasing Russian Exports 5 Agri-Food Trade in Context: Remaining Obstacles 6 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 8: Russia’s Agri-Food Trade Within the Eurasian Economic Union 1 Introduction 2 The EAEU and Its Institutions 3 Food Safety Requirements 4 Russia’s Food Import Ban and Its Effects on EAEU Relations 5 Cooperation in the Food Security Agenda 6 EAEU’s External Agreements 7 How Trade Flows Have Changed 8 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 9: Russia’s Agri-Food Trade with the Middle East and North Africa 1 Introduction 2 General Characteristics of Russian Grain Exports 3 Focus on Specific MENA Countries 3.1 Egypt 3.2 Turkey 3.3 Saudi Arabia 3.4 Iran 4 Outlook Selected Bibliography Chapter 10: Agri-Food Trade Between the United States and Russia: From Divergence to Irrelevance 1 Introduction 2 Analytical Framework 3 Cold War Foreign Policy Context: 1970–1985 4 U.S. Agricultural Exports to USSR, 1972–1984 4.1 1972–1974 4.2 1975–1984 5 1990s Foreign Policy Context 6 U.S. Agricultural Exports in the 1990s 7 Foreign Policy Context Since 2000 8 U.S. Agricultural Exports to Russia Since 2000 9 Outlook Selected Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index This Open Access book analyses the emergence of Russia as a global food power and what it means for global food trade. Russia's strategy for food production and trade has changed significantly since the end of the Soviet period, and this is the first book to take account of Russia's rise as a food power and the global implications of that rise. It includes food trade policy and practice, and developments in regional food trade. This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners in agricultural economics, international trade, and international food trade. Stephen K. Wegren is Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University, USA, and Director of International and Area Studies, Southern Methodist University. Frode Nilssen is Professor at Nord University Business School, Norway, and the Head of Department for Marketing, Strategy and Management at Nord University Business School.