Food trade among the 57-member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was a low 22 percent in 2015.
In the same year, eight of the 10 largest food exporters to the OIC were non-OIC countries, with Brazil having a clear lead with 8.4 percent market share, equivalent to $15.9 billion, followed by India with $13 billion, and Argentina with $8.9 billion.
In order to increase intra-OIC food trade, our report "The OIC's Current and Potential Role in the Global Halal Food Trade" suggests several factors that must be addressed:
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