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14 May 20269 min reading
IDMA 2026 to unite grain processing technologies and global market dialogue in Istanbul
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.
14 May 202610 min reading
USDA: Global grain demand to outpace production in 2026/27 as stocks tighten
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.
07 May 202610 min reading
EuroGrainExchange highlights new risk map for Black Sea grain trade
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.
06 May 20261 min reading
Alapala delivers 350 TPD turnkey flour mill project in Islamabad
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.
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13 May 20268 min reading
The Global South’s unscheduled opportunity
The old order is fracturing. The Global South has a window. It may not stay open for long.
13 May 202622 min reading
The road to 2050: Rethinking the future of grains, oilseeds, and the milling industry
The next 25 years will not simply be a continuation of the last 25. The grains and oilseeds industry has been transformed by scale, consolidation, logistics and technology. The road to 2050, however, will be shaped by slower demand growth, shifting geography, continued yield gains, changing diets, energy uncertainty, digital disruption and a gradual rebalancing of power from the supply side to the demand side.
12 May 20269 min reading
Reshaping global grain trade
For the better part of twenty years, the rules of global grain trade were fairly simple: production shocks happened, prices reacted, and grain moved from where it was grown to where it was needed with a certain predictable rhythm.
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.
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14 May 202624 min reading
Hormuz tensions expose global food supply vulnerabilities
Sudhakar Tomar, President of the India Middle East Agri Alliance (IMEAA) Ecosystem, says the Middle East conflict and pressure on the Strait of Hormuz have exposed deeper vulnerabilities in global food and fertilizer supply chains, raising risks for grain, pulses and feed markets from the Gulf to South Asia and Africa.
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.
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13 May 202611 min reading
Is the grain market pricing fear or reality?
In today’s market, price is no longer driven by supply and demand alone, but also by money flows, geopolitics, energy disruption and weather risk. While the Iran war has fueled stagflation fears and speculative buying across agricultural futures, global wheat, corn and soybean fundamentals remain broadly adequate.
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.
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13 April 20266 min reading
China’s new grain equation: Balancing self-sufficiency and rising feed demand
China is trying to secure staple grain supplies at home while meeting the rising needs of a feed-intensive animal protein economy.
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.
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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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13 May 20266 min reading
Ukraine’s 2025/26 barley exports set to hit near two-decade low
The Ukrainian barley market this season leaves very little space for debate — it points to one clear conclusion: this is the weakest season in almost twenty years.
28 April 20266 min reading
Global grain markets remain well supplied, but risks are building for next season
Speaking at EuroGrainExchange in Bucharest, Peter Clubb, Market Analyst at the International Grains Council (IGC), said global grain markets are entering the new season with comfortable supplies and relatively low prices following record crops in 2025/26.
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.
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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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Türkiye eyes stronger wheat and barley harvests as corn output falls

14 April 20264 min reading

USDA projects Türkiye’s 2026/27 wheat and barley crops to rebound sharply on the back of stronger autumn and winter rainfall, with wheat output rising to 19.8 million tonnes and barley to 7.0 million tonnes. Corn, however, is forecast to fall to 7.0 million tonnes as farmers shift away from water-intensive crops, while flour exports are expected to recover only partially and remain below former levels.

Türkiye is heading into the 2026/27 marketing year with a more favorable grain production outlook after a weather-stressed 2025/26 season. In its latest Grain and Feed Annual report, USDA’s Ankara office says improved precipitation during the hydrological year has significantly strengthened prospects for winter crops. According to the report, rainfall between October 2025 and February 2026 was 24 percent above the long-term average and 75 percent higher than in the same period a year earlier, supporting expectations for a strong recovery in wheat and barley yields.

USDA forecasts Türkiye’s 2026/27 wheat production at 19.8 million tonnes, up 20 percent from the revised 16.5 million tonnes estimated for 2025/26 and potentially the second-highest crop on record. Harvested area is projected to expand by 150,000 hectares to 7.45 million hectares, with planting gains particularly pronounced in southeastern Anatolia as some farmers switch from cotton to wheat. Industry sources cited in the report say some even see scope for output to exceed the previous record of 21.0 million tonnes if spring rains remain favorable.

Barley is also expected to rebound strongly. Production is forecast at 7.0 million tonnes in 2026/27, up about 35 percent from 5.1 million tonnes a year earlier, helped by an 8 percent increase in area to 3.75 million hectares and better yield prospects. The report notes that relatively strong domestic barley prices, drought concerns at planting time and expectations of supportive TMO procurement all encouraged growers to expand sowings.

CORN OUTPUT TO FALL AS WATER POLICY RESHAPES PLANTING

Corn moves in the opposite direction. USDA expects 2026/27 corn output to fall 11 percent year on year to 7.0 million tonnes, with harvested area declining 10 percent to 550,000 hectares. The main driver is the government’s Agricultural Production Plan, which promotes less water-intensive crops in water-scarce regions such as Central Anatolia and the Aegean. Some regional expansion in southeastern Anatolia is expected, but not enough to offset national losses. Rice, by contrast, is forecast to edge higher, with paddy production rising to 866,000 tonnes as better water availability supports a modest increase in planted area.

On the demand side, wheat consumption is projected at 18.8 million tonnes in 2026/27, only slightly above the previous year, with food-grade demand broadly stable and feed use rising modestly. Corn consumption, however, is expected to increase to 12.0 million tonnes from a revised 11.6 million tonnes in 2025/26, driven mainly by the feed sector. Türkiye’s compound feed production rose nearly 4.8 percent in 2025 to 30.74 million tonnes, with ruminant feed output up 6.3 percent and total poultry feed up 2.6 percent.

WHEAT IMPORTS DECLINE AS FLOUR EXPORT RECOVERY STAYS LIMITED

Trade flows remain central to the outlook. USDA forecasts 2026/27 wheat imports at 6.5 million tonnes, down from 7.2 million tonnes in 2025/26. Even with a near-record domestic harvest, Türkiye is expected to continue importing wheat under the inward processing regime to supply its export-oriented flour industry. Still, the report is clear that import volumes are unlikely to return to levels seen several years ago, indicating that flour exports will remain below their former peak. Wheat exports in grain equivalent are forecast at 6.5 million tonnes in 2026/27, up slightly from 6.3 million tonnes in 2025/26, but still lagging 2023/24 levels for a third straight year. From June to January 2025/26, flour exports were down 3 percent year on year to 2.2 million tonnes in wheat grain equivalent, with Iraq still the leading destination despite lower demand.

RISING FEED DEMAND DRIVES CORN IMPORTS HIGHER

Corn production is falling while feed demand continues to rise, which is why corn imports are forecast to increase sharply to 5.7 million tonnes in 2026/27 from 4.2 million tonnes in 2025/26. Domestic corn prices in March were about 13,750 TL per tonne, up roughly 30 percent year on year in lira terms, while TMO was selling corn to feed producers at a discounted 12,200 TL per tonne. This points to continuing cost sensitivity for the livestock and feed industries, even if Black Sea corn remains available at relatively stable dollar-denominated prices.