“There are some products that have seen an upward trend. In the past year, the export of the food sector has increased. Whether it’s ready-made food or canned food…
And to what surprises us more is Rice exports to Russia have increased by more than 300 percent.”
During the war crisis, there were two problems.
The first is soaring energy prices.
And the second issue is the shortage of food or the problem of “food security or food security”.
War therefore has both crises and opportunities.
Deteriorating categories such as automobiles and auto parts, as well as chips and semiconductor shortages.
But exports of plastic parts have grown. Tire export sales may be stable. and food has skyrocketed significantly.
But even though food demand tends to rise during wartime And the problems of transportation and issuing L/C still exist.
“But I believe that if there is a good trend Exporters need to find a way…” Khun Kriangkrai said.
But Khun Kriangkrai admitted that From the assessment, it is believed that the war will drag on for a long time.
“We have a plan in place…we are starting to look for an adaptive transport route.”
The Federation of Thai Industries provide information on transport routes that circumvent sanctions Be it by land, sea or air.
Russia has adapted greatly. For example, the port that Russia used to be the main link with Europe was St. Petersburg
But today the port plays a more important role, obviously.
port of vladivostok Far East (Far East) of Russia
Russian President Putin has revised its transportation strategy. Since the West imposed sanctions on Russia nine years ago when Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.
Putin changed his policy from Look West to Look East, meaning he turned more towards the East.
With the Look East policy, the closest territory to Asia is Vladivostok. (Vladivostok), which is located opposite China and Korea.
This port receives and ships most cargoes to China. Because of various cereal crops which have been doing a lot of contract farming, especially persuading Chinese people to invest in agriculture in Russia
“Today, China alone is renting 60-70 million rai to Russia for farming. such as growing grains including rice…”
It is the Far East Economy of Russia.
“Currently, Thailand and other countries In this area, they use this port more. But transportation costs are still high because the route from the port of Vladivostok to the capital Moscow is very long. The distance is longer than flying across the country…”
Therefore, the cost of transportation is still enormously expensive.
“But in the future, I believe that this route will be better…” Kriangkrai said.
At the same time, Russia fears that other waterways may be blocked So there will be a new route to the Arctic, up to the North Pole.
due to global warming The snow in this region has begun to melt. Therefore took the snow-cutting boat to open the sea route
The North Pole Route also connects in a large circle for water transportation.
“Another route is the North-South Corridor or North-South Corridor. which will pass through Azerbaijan, Iran and reach India…”
Sihasak Phuangketkeaw, former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, added that
“This is another demonstration that Western sanctions to pressure Russia to lose are ineffective…and if the war continues People in European countries may start asking questions. Why does its government support Ukraine by taking on these burdens…”
Mr. Kriangkrai confirmed that Russia’s economy, despite the sanctions, is still strong today.
“As for GDP, the West thinks that if they use sanctions Then Russia’s gross domestic product would have contracted sharply by 20% or more, but today it is only minus 2%, while the GDP of many European countries is even worse than Russia.”
So we should understand more regarding the port of Vladivostok.
This port gives Russia access to the Pacific Ocean. Extends to the southeast and touches the Sea of Japan. for many waterway traffic in Asia
The port of Vladivostok is vast and spacious. It covers an area of 55 hectares and is also of historical and cultural significance for Russia.
Vladivostok has a record handling of 24 million tonnes of cargo in 2021, which is significantly higher than the average of 13.9 million tonnes this decade.
There are 15 berths for general operations, depth 10-15 meters.
The Vladivostok network is primarily associated with ports in Asia, representing over 45% of trade through Korea, Japan and China combined.
This is a logistics and supply chain perspective that is undergoing major adjustments in the wake of war.
And this is another dimension of the followingmath of the conflict. That Thai people have to stick to and understand with consciousness continuously.
because when we do not know when and how the war will end We have to adapt to this kind of global uncertainty for a long time to come.
