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10 April 20267 min reading
Non-tariff barriers become a key pressure point in global grain trade
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.
10 April 20263 min reading
Middle East shipping shock changes trading reflexes in grain markets
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.
10 April 20262 min reading
Flourworld Museum names Abubakar Bakhresa to 2026 Milling Hall of Fame
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.
10 April 20266 min reading
Hormuz shockwaves in global grain markets
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.
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10 April 20268 min reading
The smarter path to sustainable flour milling
For Silvan Trunz, sustainability in flour milling is not a separate agenda, but a smarter way of running the mill with less energy, less waste, and greater transparency. In this interview, the Head of Sustainability at Bühler Milling Solutions explains why the biggest gains will come from better yield control, digital monitoring, and more intelligent process management across the entire milling system.
10 April 202611 min reading
Energy efficiency in modern milling: The hidden potentials of true process optimization
As power costs rise and margins come under pressure, controlling specific energy consumption has become a strategic issue that directly affects profitability, competitiveness, and long-term plant performance.
09 April 20267 min reading
Sustainability in milling: Turning responsibility into competitive advantage
For milling companies, sustainability is becoming a central strategic challenge. Lower energy consumption, higher yields, and reduced waste simultaneously decrease operating costs and environmental impact, making sustainability both a compliance requirement and a commercial opportunity.
08 April 20262 min reading
Energy efficiency and green technologies in milling plants
As energy costs rise and sustainability expectations grow, milling companies are being forced to rethink how efficiency is achieved on the plant floor. From process optimization and digital monitoring to smarter use of raw materials and side streams, the path to greener milling is increasingly becoming a path to stronger competitiveness.
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09 April 202618 min reading
Peter Lloyd: A life in milling, a guide for the future
In this exclusive interview with Miller Magazine, Peter Lloyd, Regional Technical Director at U.S. Wheat Associates, reflects on nearly five decades in flour milling, sharing the lessons, values, and practical insights he has gathered across generations of industry change.
08 April 20267 min reading
Hormuz shock adds cost pressure to global wheat trade
While the immediate impact on wheat prices remains relatively limited, the Hormuz crisis is pushing up freight, fuel, insurance and fertilizer costs, adding a new layer of pressure to global trade. Benoît Fayaud of Expana warns that the bigger risk lies not in current wheat flows, but in shrinking farm margins, quality risks and weaker planting incentives that could weigh more heavily on the 2026/27 and especially 2027/28 wheat outlook.
06 March 20267 min reading
Gafta pushes digital documentation and sustainability in a volatile grain trade
Gafta’s new President Brian Arnold tells Miller Magazine the association will prioritise sustainability and the shift to digital trade documentation, highlighting progress on e-phyto certificates while urging wider legal recognition of electronic bills of lading and stricter contract discipline to reduce delays and disputes.
06 March 20269 min reading
Freight and fertilizer risks put wheat prices back on edge
Rising freight risks, tightening fertilizer markets and uncertainty around Middle East shipping routes could push global grain prices higher, even as many traders still frame the Hormuz crisis as a demand-negative shock, Andrey Sizov, managing director of Black Sea grain consultancy SovEcon, told Miller Magazine.
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09 April 20265 min reading
Domestic milling transforms global flour trade
World wheat flour trade is set to decline for a second straight year in 2025/26, dropping to 16.0 million tonnes ((wheat equivalent), a four-year low, as structurally weaker demand in Iraq and Sudan reflects a broader shift toward domestic milling and wheat grain imports.
06 March 20265 min reading
Whole wheat bread campaign in Türkiye: A strategic transformation from regulation to consumer experience
Transitioning to whole wheat flour is not simply about raising extraction rates; it requires a fundamental redesign of process discipline and functional performance.
06 March 20268 min reading
How macroeconomic imbalances affect the wheat value chain
When macroeconomic balances deteriorate, the effects spread across the wheat value chain: input costs rise, financing burdens deepen, public regulation becomes more expensive, and milling margins come under pressure.
09 February 20263 min reading
Global pulses market: Navigating oversupply and geopolitical shifts
I recently had the pleasure of sharing my insights on the global pulses market at a vibrant event in Dubai, hosted by the Ukraine Soybean and Pulses Association.
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06 March 20264 min reading
Indian wheat outlook for MY 2026/27
As India enters the marketing year (MY) 2026/27 (April 2026 to March 2027), the wheat sector stands at a pivotal juncture, balancing robust production prospects with evolving trade policies and market dynamics.
09 February 202612 min reading
Egypt’s flour milling industry: Intense domestic competition, strategic export focus
Speaking to Miller Magazine, Ahmed El-Sebaie describes a crowded Egyptian flour market where intense competition is squeezing prices.
13 January 20264 min reading
Australia’s wheat outlook: Technology-driven yield gains meet input-cost reality
Australia’s wheat sector is entering 2026/27 with strong yield momentum, driven by farm consolidation, improved machinery, precision and autonomous spraying, and seed advances that better suit drier conditions.
03 December 20256 min reading
Saudi Arabia’s corn map 2025/26: Argentina sets benchmark
Corn powers Saudi Arabia’s feed complex — and Argentina is firmly in the driver’s seat. As demand expands and domestic production stays negligible, Argentina dominates the Kingdom’s import flows, leaving Brazil, the U.S., and Ukraine to compete for whatever space is left. This analysis unpacks the outlook for 2025/26 and show why Argentina’s advantage isn’t cyclical but structural — and what room, if any, remains for alternative suppliers.
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13 January 202610 min reading
Tanis Milling brings next-generation grain processing technologies to global markets
Based in Gaziantep and run by the third generation of the Tan family, Tanis Milling Technologies has grown into a global player, supplying turnkey flour, semolina, corn, pulses and feed plants to investors in more than 70 countries.
13 January 20265 min reading
Milling training moves into the data era
In an exclusive interview with Miller Magazine, Dario Grossmann, Head of Bühler’s Milling Academy in Uzwil, said milling training is moving beyond hands-on mechanics to encompass process understanding, data interpretation, traceability and automation.
01 December 20258 min reading
SIMEZA turns 50: From Spanish silo pioneer to global storage partner
Celebrating its 50th anniversary in Zaragoza, Spanish silo specialist SIMEZA has evolved from a local steel pioneer into a global storage partner for millers and grain handlers on five continents.
13 February 20255 min reading
The Future of Milling: Smarter, Greener, More Efficient
“The modernization of milling technologies represents a strategic lever for a more efficient and sustainable industry,” Luigi Nalon, CEO of Omas Industries, told Miller Magazine.
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08 April 202616 min reading
Hormuz disruption: Shared lessons for Black Sea grain traders
In 2022, the grain market watched grain vessels stranded in the Black Sea Ukrainian ports. In early 2026, attention shifted to oil tankers, fertilizer flows, and insurance costs around the Strait of Hormuz. The source of disruption has changed. The lessons, however, are largely the same.
03 April 20265 min reading
How the Middle East war is driving up grain and oilseed costs across MENA
The war in the Middle East and the disruption surrounding the Strait of Hormuz have added a new layer of instability to regional grain and oilseed markets, with the impact extending far beyond the Gulf itself.
06 March 20269 min reading
Global grains & oilseeds: Record output, rising risk premiums
Global agricultural markets are currently facing a profound paradox. The 2025/26 season is defined by abundance, with record-breaking volumes across almost every major commodity. However, the physical movement of this supply is under severe pressure.
09 February 20267 min reading
Black Sea prices enter 2026 low; oversupply and logistics keep markets range-bound
Black Sea wheat values have entered 2026 on low footing, with ample global supply and fierce exporter competition keeping rallies short lived and the market trapped in a narrow range.
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11 June 20245 min reading
IDMA Today and BBM Mutfak bring dynamism and flavors to IDMA
At IDMA Istanbul, the industry witnessed the debut of two initiatives by Parantez Media:
09 May 20243 min reading
TABADER hosts 5th Doyens Award Night
Simultaneously organized with IDMA Istanbul, the fifth edition of TABADER’s now customary Doyens Award Ceremony took place on May 2nd at Wow Hotel.
08 May 20244 min reading
IDMA Istanbul hosts pulse of grain processing industry with 10,000 visitors from 120 countries
The global grain processing industry convened in Istanbul. The domestic sector, specializing in flour, grain, feed, pulses production equipment, and milling machinery, crucially exporting 90 percent of its output, gathered with over 10,000 professionals from 120 countries at the 10th IDMA Istanbul.
04 May 20242 min reading
Turkish-Moroccan flour industry bond strengthened at IDMA Expo
In an exclusive interview during the IDMA Expo in Istanbul, Moulay Abdelkadir Alalaoui, President of the Moroccan Flour Milling Federation (FNM), provides a comprehensive overview of the state of flour milling in Morocco and its relationship with Turkey.

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SovEcon raises 2025/26 Russian wheat export forecast amid higher beginning stocks

07 February 20251 min reading

SovEcon, a leading Black Sea grain consultancy, has raised its 2025/26 Russian wheat export forecast to 38.3 million metric tons (MMT), up from 36.4 MMT previously. In the 2024/25 season, Russian wheat exports are projected at 42.8 MMT.

The upward revision for 2025/26 wheat exports is primarily due to higher-than-expected beginning stocks, driven by lower exports in 2024/25 and a slight decline in domestic wheat consumption, as corn usage increases.

SovEcon forecasts Ukrainian wheat exports in 2025/26 at 16.0 MMT, slightly down from 16.2 MMT in 2024/25, reflecting smaller carry-in stocks.

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Non-tariff barriers become a key pressure point in global grain trade

Middle East shipping shock changes trading reflexes in grain markets

Flourworld Museum names Abubakar Bakhresa to 2026 Milling Hall of Fame

Hormuz shockwaves in global grain markets

The smarter path to sustainable flour milling

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Sustainability in milling: Turning responsibility into competitive advantage

Energy efficiency and green technologies in milling plants

Peter Lloyd: A life in milling, a guide for the future

Hormuz shock adds cost pressure to global wheat trade

Gafta pushes digital documentation and sustainability in a volatile grain trade

Freight and fertilizer risks put wheat prices back on edge

Domestic milling transforms global flour trade

Whole wheat bread campaign in Türkiye: A strategic transformation from regulation to consumer experience

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Global pulses market: Navigating oversupply and geopolitical shifts

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Egypt’s flour milling industry: Intense domestic competition, strategic export focus

Australia’s wheat outlook: Technology-driven yield gains meet input-cost reality

Saudi Arabia’s corn map 2025/26: Argentina sets benchmark

Tanis Milling brings next-generation grain processing technologies to global markets

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