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The Black Sea Grain Corridor contributed to relative price stability and increased sectoral activity in food, logistics, and warehousing within the port city of Samsun, Türkiye. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how the Black Sea Grain Corridor affected localized sectoral dynamics, food prices, and logistics services within a key maritime port city during an international crisis.

August 29, 2026Journal of Southeast European and Black Sea Studies

The Black Sea grain corridor as a crisis-driven food security governance mechanism: evidence from Samsun, Türkiye

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CYCuma YıldırımOndokuz Mayıs University HÖHakkı Göker ÖnenOndokuz Mayıs University

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Qualitative case study reveals relative food price stability and heightened sectoral activity in a Black Sea port city, highlighting the local value of crisis-driven supply chain governance.

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To examine how the Black Sea Grain Corridor affected localized sectoral dynamics, food prices, and logistics services within a key maritime port city during an international crisis.
Qualitative case study conducted in Samsun, a major Black Sea port city in Türkiye.
Conducted 17 in-depth interviews with stakeholders to evaluate impacts across food pricing, the food industry, logistics services, and licensed warehousing.
Implementation of the corridor was qualitatively associated with relative local food price stability.
Sectoral operations experienced increased activity across regional food processing industries, freight logistics services, and licensed grain warehousing.

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Yıldırım et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9299c88e5d7d1fc0c11ff5 https://doi.org/10.1080/14683857.2026.2724606

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Qualitative case study reveals relative food price stability and heightened sectoral activity in a Black Sea port city, highlighting the local value of crisis-driven supply chain governance.

The Black Sea grain corridor as a crisis-driven food security governance mechanism: evidence from Samsun, Türkiye

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The Black Sea grain corridor as a crisis-driven food security governance mechanism: evidence from Samsun, Türkiye

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