Algeria stopped purchasing grain from France following statements by the country's President Emmanuel Macron about Western Sahara, which allowed Russian suppliers to gain a foothold in the African state's market, French media reported.
Russia now provides 90% of Algeria's wheat supply, as reported by the media.
According to the media, France, Algeria's main food supplier a decade ago, has been squeezed out of the market and has stopped receiving orders, with experts predicting that supply will reach zero by 2025.