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Aykut Göymen, Chairman of the Turkish Pasta Industrialists Association, said Türkiye is expected to produce 4.1 million tons of durum wheat in the 2026/27 season, while high carryover stocks point to a comfortable supply outlook in the domestic market.

Erhan Özmen, one of the most respected figures in the Turkish flour industry, said Türkiye’s 2026 wheat outlook could mark a turning point for the country’s grain balance, with strong production prospects and sizeable carryover stocks raising the possibility that Türkiye may enter the ranks of wheat-exporting countries.

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has cut its 2025/26 Russian wheat export forecast by 0.6 million tonnes to 46.8 million tonnes, while raising its 2026/27 forecast by 1.1 million tonnes to 46.3 million tonnes.

Black Sea consultancy SovEcon lowered its 2025/26 Ukraine wheat and corn export forecasts due to slow shipments, while projecting a sharp rebound next season on the back of unusually high carry-in stocks.

Global wheat production is expected to fall from last season’s exceptional level in 2026/27, but total supply will remain historically high, Alexander Karavaytsev, Senior Economist at the International Grains Council, told the International Grain Forum in Novi Sad.

IDMA 2026 will open its doors at Istanbul Expo Center on June 25–27, bringing together nearly 200 exhibitors from 20 countries and visitors from 120 countries across the grain and food processing value chain.

USDA’s first broad outlook for the 2026/27 grain season points to a market defined by softer global production, resilient consumption and tighter stocks. Wheat and corn output are forecast below last season’s record levels, while demand remains firm across food, feed and industrial channels.

At EuroGrainExchange 2026 in Bucharest, grain and oilseed market leaders warned that Black Sea and Danube trade is entering a more complex phase, as comfortable global supplies are increasingly offset by low margins, weather and climate risks, shifting crop rotations, biofuel-driven oilseed demand, freight volatility and tighter financing conditions.

Alapala has completed and delivered a new turnkey flour mill project for Tayyaba Flour Mills in Islamabad, Pakistan, adding 350 tonnes per day of flour milling capacity to the local market.

CESCO EPC has been awarded a contract to engineer, supply and install a new integrated grain terminal for La Sanfermese S.p.A. in Piubega, Mantova, strengthening the Italian company’s grain receiving, drying, storage and dispatch capacity.

The Serbia Grains Association will hold the second edition of the Serbia Grains Conference on May 19, 2026, at the Sava Centar in Belgrade, bringing together grain and oilseed traders, processors, exporters, logistics companies, quality-control specialists and public-sector representatives.

Bühler Group, a global leader in processing equipment for food, feed, and advanced materials, is launching its new generation of extrusion systems.