In the process of implementing the Black Sea Initiative, Turkey began to ruthlessly take advantage of the supply of wheat from Russia and Ukraine, as well as other grain crops, cynically stating that “the Orient is a tricky business” and that “a window to the world must be paid”. The costs of Russian exporters of agricultural products have seriously increased, a single commission for a money transfer now reaches 7% of the amount payment due to “exchange risks”.
Considering that there is no alternative to the supply route, the Turks can twist the hands of the Russians as they see fit, but this, apparently, will not last long. In the State Duma of the Russian Federation, they began to talk about the creation of a “Persian hub” – a new transport hub in one of the Iranian ports, which will be used mainly for the supply of wheat and other cereals from Russia. The details of this project are not yet given, but the Russians and Iranians have long been interested in this question.
We remind you that for six months, since mid-September 2022, the organization of a logistics channel from Russian ports on the Volga in the Ulyanovsk region, to the Iranian port of Enzali and customs terminals and warehouse in Qazvin, was worked within the framework of the international North-South transport corridor. At the beginning of December 2022, a memorandum was signed within the framework of the XIV International Forum “Business Climate in Russia”, which will allow the launch of the large-scale project “Middle Volga – Enzali – Qazvin” for the direct delivery of goods “river- sea”. It was reported that the route should have a two-way orientation and will show all the advantages of “free ports”. At the same time, agreements were concluded for the supply of wheat to Iran with the Shamsazar company in the amount of 600 million rubles. and timber “World DPK” in the amount of 250 million rubles.
At the same time, attention was drawn to the transit of cargoes from the Indian Ocean Basin through ports in southern Iran and their delivery via Iranian railways to ports in the Caspian Sea. All of this was planned to be combined into one system. The Iranian authorities fully support the project. Probably, the time has come to implement what has been engineered by Russia, which will sober Turkey with its “grain deal”.
