# Gulf states are sorted by who can keep food supplies and prices steady while shipping through the strait is under fire, an analyst says

> Gulf states vary in their exposure to disruption around the Strait of Hormuz: food-import dependence ranges from 72% in Oman to 89% in the UAE, and most imports pass through the strait. Saudi Arabia is less exposed because its Red Sea ports provide an alternative route; it routed its latest 661,000-ton state wheat purchase through Red Sea ports and tendered another 535,000 tons for delivery to western ports.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T09:15:25.319Z
- Category: logistics · region Gulf states · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91543-gulf-states-are-sorted-by-who-can-keep-food-supplies-and-prices-steady-while
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A Hormuz disruption could delay food imports and raise landed costs in Gulf markets, with Saudi Arabia better positioned to mitigate the risk through Red Sea access. Higher freight and supply uncertainty could support regional wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [Ukraine: suspension of shipping to Black Sea ports and the associated risks \| OSW Centre for Eastern Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14099-ukraine-suspension-of-shipping-to-black-sea-ports-and-the-associated-risks-osw.md) | -0.3% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-02 | [Arab News \| Transit of wheat and gas ships surges 15%, head of the Suez Canal Authority says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42190-arab-news-transit-of-wheat-and-gas-ships-surges-15-head-of-the-suez-canal.md) | +6.9% | +20.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-20 | [CN Rail strike comes at 'probably the worst time' in Thunder Bay shipping season \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56078-cn-rail-strike-comes-at-probably-the-worst-time-in-thunder-bay-shipping-season.md) | +0.9% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-02 | [Weekly highlights - What the Red Sea shipping disruptions mean for grain prices - Graintab](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31561-weekly-highlights-what-the-red-sea-shipping-disruptions-mean-for-grain-prices.md) | -1.6% | -8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-24 | [Freight rates in the Azov-Black Sea region are increasing \| Ukrainian and World Shipping News - Ukrainian Shipping Magazine - Ukrainian and World Shipping News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39033-freight-rates-in-the-azov-black-sea-region-are-increasing-ukrainian-and-world.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- enterpriseam.com: https://enterpriseam.com/infrastructure/2026/11/10/gulf-states-are-sorted-by-who-can-keep-food-supplies-and-prices-steady-while-shipping-through-the-strait-is-under-fire-an-analyst-says/

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