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Record wheat crops, rising exporter stocks and a fading China import boom mean that the world is not short of grain, but millers cannot afford to be complacent. At IAOM MEA in Jeddah, analysts showed how the real battleground has shifted to protein, logistics, origin flexibility and farmer behaviour, as the Black Sea, the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere fight for a roughly fixed slice of global demand.

At IAOM MEA 2025 in Jeddah, a high-profile panel of millers and grain traders explored how Saudi Arabia’s new grain architecture is quietly positioning the Kingdom as a potential grain and food security hub for the Red Sea and Gulf region.

At IAOM MEA 2025 in Jeddah, Bühler CTO Dr. Ian Roberts argues that protein diversification, AI and industrial-scale upcycling will be key to reshaping the global food system and warns that the world will not remain within planetary boundaries unless it changes.

Egypt, world’s largest wheat importer, is rolling out an ambitious silo expansion program to shore up food security in an increasingly volatile global market.

AgroFoodSummit 2025 brought the major players of the global pulses market together in Mersin, underlining that Türkiye is not only a strong producer but – with its high-tech processing capacity and strategic port infrastructure – is rapidly becoming one of the main crossroads of world trade.

At AgroFoodSummit 2025 in Mersin, Areté’s Filippo Bertuzzi warned that while global durum supplies are recovering and prices are easing, a potential US tariff shock on Italian pasta could become the next disruptive force for the market.

Russian farmers are selling grain and oilseeds at an unprecedented pace, a sign of mounting financial stress that could continue to pressure both domestic and global markets, according to Black Sea consultancy SovEcon.

FAO’s new Food Outlook warns that the global food import bill will hit a fresh record in 2025, as lower cereal and sugar prices are more than offset by surging costs for coffee, cocoa, oils and other higher-value products.

Russia’s National Commodity Exchange (NAMEX) plans to launch a unified digital platform for grain trading in the country’s main export hub of Novorossiysk from January 2026, NAMEX General Director Kirill Popov told the Russian news agency Interfax.

The Mennel Milling has announced the acquisition of the Toledo Flour Mill from Mondelez International, Inc., strengthening its position as a trusted leader in the U.S. flour milling industry since 1886.

Speaking at Grain Academy 2025 in Varna, a key regional forum for the Black Sea and Balkans grain trade, Malak Al Akiely of Golden Wheat for Grain Trading explained how government tenders that move futures, larger strategic reserves, sovereign fund investments and emerging digital grain hubs are turning the region into a price maker in global wheat and coarse grains.

The Swiss technology group Bühler marked the 10th anniversary of its African Milling School (AMS) in Nairobi, Kenya, with a ceremony that brought together more than 100 guests, including customers, alumni, and local partners.