Sina Alipour, an expert in supply and foreign trade, stated at the specialized meeting on the supply chain and trade between Iran and Brazil that by 2025, Iran will have approximately 3 billion dollars in imports from Brazil. The main goods imported from Brazil in that year will include corn, soybeans, animal feed, and food products. Iran's imports from Brazil, compared to many other countries, are significant even under current conditions. Approximately, Iran purchases about 20 percent of Brazil's total corn production, and nearly 87 percent of this 3 billion dollars in imports is related to soybeans and corn.
Iran's Export Situation to Brazil
Alipour added: The situation of Iran's exports to Brazil is completely different. The value of Iran's exports to Brazil is only 91 million dollars. In other words, Brazil's exports to Iran are nearly 30 times greater than Iran's exports to Brazil. The main goods that Iran exports to Brazil include fertilizers, pesticides, petrochemical items, and refinery products.
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Prospects for Iran-Brazil Trade
This economic activist said: Iran's trade with Brazil, especially in the field of food security, is very important and should be considered a real and sustainable business partnership. Alipour further noted that in the first four months of 2026, Iran had 912 million dollars in imports from Brazil, with this figure reaching 346 million dollars in April alone. These imports include goods used for animal feed, various industries, and direct household consumption.
Alipour also referred to the existing imbalance in trade with Brazil, stating: Iran has 3 billion dollars in imports from this country, while its exports to Brazil are less than one-thirtieth of this figure. Nevertheless, Iran and Brazil have a 10 billion dollar outlook for developing joint trade by 2030.
Alipour stated: Brazil is one of the largest producers of live animals and poultry-related products in the world and can export its products to Iran. Therefore, it is necessary for trade relations between the two countries to develop in a better manner.
Abazar Barari, the international deputy of the Federation of Transport and Logistics, also referred to the transportation situation at this meeting, stating: Our trade with Brazil is mainly in the field of grains, and goods are transported from Africa to Iran. The cost of transporting each 40-foot container was about 3,000 dollars before the war, but after that, this cost increased to 8,000 dollars.
