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In an April 7 blog post published by the International Food Policy Research Institute, or IFPRI, agricultural economists Shawn Arita and Joseph Glauber argue that the current Iran crisis is affecting global agriculture mainly through fertilizer and energy markets, not through a direct disruption in grain supply.

The USDA’s April 2026 Grain: World Markets and Trade report points to a more heavily supplied global wheat market in 2025/26, with record production, softer consumption than previously expected, and ending stocks climbing to the highest level in five years.

At an International Grains Council webinar on non-tariff barriers in wheat and maize trade, speakers warned that sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), maximum residue limits, biotech restrictions, tighter import controls and logistics bottlenecks are placing growing pressure on global grain flows by raising hidden costs, complicating market access, weakening predictability and amplifying food security risks.

The deepening crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has transcended simple increases in freight and insurance costs, fundamentally altering the decision-making patterns of global grain market players.

The FlourWorld Museum has named Abubakar Bakhresa of the Bakhresa Group as the 2026 inductee to its Milling Hall of Fame, recognizing his role in building one of East Africa’s most influential grain-processing businesses and expanding flour production capacity across the region.

The war in the Middle East is not hitting global grain markets through a direct collapse in wheat or corn supply, at least not yet.

The Chief Economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Máximo Torero, warned that the ongoing disruption to the Strait of Hormuz trade corridor is triggering one of the most severe shocks to global commodity flows in recent years, with significant implications for food security, agricultural production, and global markets.

Türkiye is entering the 2025/26 harvest season with a more constructive production outlook than last year, speakers at the National Grain Council’s pre-harvest congress in Konya said.

SovEcon has lowered its 2026 crop estimates for Ukraine, citing rising risks to fertilizer and fuel supplies, while leaving next-season export projections largely unchanged thanks to high carry-out stocks.

A purpose-built storage system for a demanding milling environment, designed, supplied, and installed to perform. Technobins, now CESCO EPC SRL, is currently executing the supply and installation of a dedicated byproduct storage system at a milling facility in Padova, northern Italy.

At an International Grains Council webinar on non-tariff barriers in wheat and maize trade, speakers warned that sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), maximum residue limits, biotech restrictions, tighter import controls and logistics bottlenecks are placing growing pressure on global grain flows by raising hidden costs, complicating market access, weakening predictability and amplifying food security risks.

Imas, a leading Turkish manufacturer and turnkey solution provider in grain and feed milling technologies, has signed its third flour mill project with Iraq-based Mokhalad Group, further expanding its presence in the Middle East.