Sudan shares direct land borders with 7 African and Arab countries, and most of them export a number of basic products such as live meat, cereals and many food products.
Markets in South Sudan and Central Africa depend on 70% of food products produced in Sudan, such as sugar, flour, tomato paste, edible oils and others, while Egyptian markets depend on Sudanese to cover 30 to 60% of their needs in live meat and sesame and certain agricultural products.
The export volume of live Sudanese red meat to Egypt is estimated at around 200,000 heads per year, in addition to the 4,000 tons of slaughtered meat.
Consumer complexes have raised Sudanese meat prices by around 25%, due to the flow of Sudanese live meat exports to the Egyptian market.
On the other hand, countries like Ethiopia and Chad depend on Sudanese ports and markets for much of their foreign trade.
Countries in the region and around the world are also heavily affected by the suspension of gum arabic exports, of which Sudan accounts for around 80% of its global production.
According to Mohamed Sheikhoun, professor of economics at Sudanese universities, the disruption of Sudanese exports is greatly affecting the economies of a number of neighboring countries.
He explained in an interview with Sky News Arabia that the impact seems to be greatest in countries like South Sudan, Chad and Central Africa.
Sheikhoun added: “Since the outbreak of fighting on April 15, economic life in Sudan has been almost completely disrupted and most of the industrial infrastructure has been destroyed, resulting in a complete disruption of production, and therefore the movement of people. exports of manufactured goods. to a number of neighboring countries arrested.
Cheikhoun expected the halt in food exports to drive up prices and inflation rates in a number of countries in the region, particularly South Sudan, Chad and Central Africa.
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