Commodity Export: Risks and Opportunities

Abstract

Russia remains one of the world’s largest exporters of energy and metals. However, in recent years, commodity exports from Russia have faced challenges and restrictions that may adversely affect the economy. The main challenge for Russia’s commodity exports is growing competition in world markets, including from countries developing their mining industries. Additionally, geopolitical risks and foreign policy conflicts can negatively affect exports. In the present conditions, logistics risks are among the most common in the commercial sector. Justifying conditions and ways to minimize barriers is an urgent research topic. This research presents the analysis of export volumes for the year 2022, considers the prospects for the current state with reference to export partners, explores logistic ways to form profitable transport corridors (given promising development paths), and summarizes the risks and prospects for developing export activities, considering sanctions and restrictions.