Biweekly intelligence on agri-trade, food supply chains, GCC food security, and Egyptian produce exports. Browse all editions below — every issue free to read.
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How the Strait of Hormuz crisis exposed the dependency of Gulf food supply chains on a single 21-mile waterway. Port-by-port impact analysis, the Iran produce ban fallout, and the alternative sourcing playbook for Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman.
Read Edition 02When the Strait of Hormuz closes, polymer prices spike — and packaging is 8–14% of frozen produce landed cost. We break down the cost-pass-through path from crude oil → naphtha → polyethylene → your IQF carton, and what procurement teams should do now.
Read Edition 01The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is reshaping how EU food importers must document their upstream supply chain. We break down which carbon, water, and labour data points are now mandatory — and how to source them.
Subscribe to get notifiedMostafa is the founder of Mercantix UAB and the editor of . He brings 15+ years of operational experience in Egyptian agri-export through / our Egyptian production, with deep specialism in IQF frozen produce supply chains between Africa, the EU, and the GCC.