Iran, Mexico, oil and the sourcing of Venezuela’s food — Panjiva
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Iran, Mexico, oil and the sourcing of Venezuela’s food

Ags - Grains/Beans 324 Consumer Staples 818 ESG 61 Energy - Crude Oil 319 Iran 43 Mexico 931 Programmatic 34 Sanctions 173 Venezuela 70

Iran has threatened to retaliate against U.S. shipping if the U.S. blocks Iranian tankers bound for Venezuela. Shipments of oil and food to Venezuela remain fragile in the wake of U.S. sanctions. Panjiva’s data shows Venezuelan imports are dominated by foodstuffs including soybean oil and rice among the top products imported in 2019. Mexico’s President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has indicated Mexico could step in with oil and food for Venezuela on humanitarian grounds though recently applied U.S. sanctions may change that position. Historically Mexican exports to Venezu...

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