A US and Israeli war with Iran can affect the boarding of comodities food for the Middle Eastaccording to the Mdic (Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services).
Department technicians assess that as there is logistical blockagesthis may affect the exports to the region.
The folder explains that food, mainly from poultry and beef, corn, soy and sugar.
Therefore, the shipment and export of grains may be affected.
According to the Ministry, the Middle East represents only 4.2% of Brazil’s total exports.
Based on data from 2025, for example, they represented 32% of the total sent to the world.
In the case of poultry meat, exports to the Middle East represented 30% of the total.
In sugar and beef exports, shipments to the region represented 17% and 7%, respectively, of total exports.
However, despite the possibility of an impact, it may be momentary as there is not much elasticity in the demand for these products, as they are essential consumption.
Furthermore, the tendency is that when the flow via Hormuz resumes, dammed shipments should normalize.
