As　a　vital　guarantee　of　food　security　for　many　countries,　international　food　trade　has　been　threatened　by　volatile　international　political　ties　in　recent　years.　However,　the　existing　literature　lacks　empirical　evidence　on　the　relationship　between　political　ties　and　food　export　stability.　Therefore,　this　article　examines　the　impact　of　political　ties　on　food　export　stability　using　United　Nations　General　Assembly　(UNGA)　voting　data　and　export　data　on　food　products　from　2010　to　2018.　The　chosen　timeframe　ensures　the　exclusion　of　potential　influences　from　both　the　financial　crisis　and　the　COVID-19　pandemic,　enhancing　the　robustness　of　the　findings.　The　test　results　show　that　the　deterioration　of　political　ties　can　reduce　food　export　stability:　the　higher　the　voting　dissimilarity　of　the　trading　partners　in　the　UNGA,　the　less　stable　food　exports.　Mechanism　analysis　suggests　that　political　ties　can　impede　food　export　stability　by　increasing　tariff　and　non-tariff　barriers.　The　analysis　of　heterogeneity　indicates　that　the　advancement　of　urbanization　in　importing　countries　intensifies　the　adverse　effects　of　political　ties　on　food　export　stability.　However,　this　negative　impact　is　less　pronounced　when　importing　countries　have　more　allocation　and　higher　productivity　regarding　land　resources　such　as　cultivated　land　and　forests.　This　article　adds　to　the　literature　on　the　relationship　between　political　ties,　trade,　land　resource　optimization,　and　food　security.　The　findings　of　this　study　highlight　the　importance　of　land　resources　with　respect　to　reducing　the　risk　of　food　trade　instability　in　the　context　of　volatile　international　politics.　©　2023　by　the　authors.