Global food benchmark eased month-on-month as dairy, meat and vegetable oils declined, but the index averaged 4.3% higher in 2025 than in 2024.
On January 26, 2026, in Dubai, for the first time within one of the world’s largest food exhibitions — Gulfood — FoodAgro Meetup will be held. This is a professional international business meeting for Ukrainian producers and global partners.
As announced in April 2025, Samuel Schär assumed his position as CEO of Bühler on January 1, 2026. He succeeds Stefan Scheiber, who is being proposed as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors at the upcoming Annual General Meeting in February 2026.
Rosario Board of Trade estimates Argentina’s 2025/26 wheat crop at 27.7 million tonnes, underpinned by 7.17 million hectares planted and an average yield of 41.0 qq/ha.
For decades, the global grain and milling economy has been framed in the language of acres, tonnes, margins and risk. What has often remained invisible is the talent shaping those numbers from the inside: the women who operate mills and laboratories, lead trading desks, run farmer networks, manage HR and training, and represent their companies on the international stage.
International Association of Operative Millers (IAOM) champions inclusion and visibility through its Women in Milling (WiM) initiative, launched at a luncheon at the IAOM Annual Conference & Expo (ACE) in 2019.
Established in 2012 in the USA and first run in New Orleans, The Women in Agribusiness Summit (WIA) is the premier and most significant global event dedicated to advancing women in the agricultural sector by fostering professional development, industry connections, and strategic insights that drive individual career growth and business success.
Women are increasingly shaping the future of the grain industry, stepping into leadership roles across production, trade, processing, technology, and policy. Once on the margins of a traditionally male-dominated sector, they are now driving innovation, promoting sustainability, and strengthening global food systems.
Building on more than 240 years of milling heritage, Loulis Food Ingredients is transforming a historic Greek family business into a modern European ingredients powerhouse.
Markets are mispricing grain risk. Tight wheat balances, shifting flows and a slower China will shape 2025/26, says Andrey Sizov, Managing Director of SovEcon.
Since the onset of the marketing year in July, the Black Sea wheat market has faced significant challenges - delayed harvests, slow exports, and logistical issues have hindered price reductions compared to previous seasons.
Fluctuating wheat origins, quality concerns, market volatility, and margin pressures demand smarter tools in the grain milling industry. Fabien Varagnac—a respected milling consultant with nearly two decades of hands-on experience—explains how digitalization and AI are reshaping every dimension of flour production, from sourcing and quality control to operational agility and risk management.
The EU has delayed the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) to 30 December 2026, opening a window to simplify rules and address implementation challenges.
Volatility is now a defining feature of grain markets, but margin damage is still more often caused by organisational and behavioural failures than by price moves themselves.
AI has dominated industry talk—but milling needs prediction, not hype. Real value comes only when AI is built on automation, a strong OT network, one validated PLC-based data source, and fully automated clean data—so mills can anticipate failures, quality drift, energy use, and bottlenecks before they hit throughput.
The global food system stands at a crossroads. As demand for sustainable protein soars, pulses—beans, chickpeas, lentils, and peas—emerge as modern solutions to humanity’s most pressing nutritional challenges. Yet the most compelling chapter in this transformation is unfolding across a region uniquely positioned to capture its future: the Middle East.
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.
Germany’s milling industry has undergone one of the deepest structural transformations in Europe. From tens of thousands of artisanal mills to a handful of high-capacity industrial sites, the sector now balances modernization, consolidation, and tradition — ensuring supply security while adapting to new sustainability and regulatory challenges.
With one of the world’s strongest grain bases and deep milling traditions, Russia’s flour industry is entering a new phase. From export expansion to quality upgrades and specialized products, the sector is redefining its role at home and abroad.
Amid economic headwinds and climate volatility, South Africa emerges as a resilient grain powerhouse at the tip of the continent—driving regional trade, expanding corn exports, and anchoring Southern Africa’s food security.
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.
“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.
In an industry where innovation meets necessity, CESCO EPC GmbH stands out as a model of invention and resilience.
In an interview during the recent IDMA Istanbul Expo, Mehmet Büyükzeren, the General Manager of Yılmaz Kardeş Hydraulic Machinery Industry Co., shares his insights on the critical role of logistics in the global grain trade and the increasing demand for advanced unloading platforms.
The 2025/26 wheat season has opened in clear surplus mode, with global production projected at 837.8 MMT (+37 MMT y/y) and ending stocks rising to 274.9 MMT, keeping buyers comfortable and rallies hard to sustain.
The past three years have kept agricultural prices under pressure—large crops, cheap cash markets and comfortable balance sheets left 2025 on a bearish note and squeezed producer margins.
The 2025/26 cereals landscape combines abundant supply with historically high demand, while the market’s most significant risks stem not from fields but from economics and geopolitics. Understanding this balance will be key to navigating the months ahead.
Few countries shape global wheat trade like Egypt. Still the world’s largest wheat importer — buying around 12–13 MMT annually — Egypt remains the ultimate benchmark for MENA grain trade, with every procurement reform in Cairo sending ripples through global markets.
At IDMA Istanbul, the industry witnessed the debut of two initiatives by Parantez Media:
Simultaneously organized with IDMA Istanbul, the fifth edition of TABADER’s now customary Doyens Award Ceremony took place on May 2nd at Wow Hotel.
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.
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.
Catch the agenda, follow the events, access special content!
03 May 2024 4 min reading
IDMA Today
The future of milling was the focus of the 5th International TABADER Summit at IDMA Expo.
31 January 2024 4 min reading
NEWS
12 August 2021 11 min reading
INTERVIEW
“With the acquisition of Egyptian Millers Flour Mill, Al-Hazaa will expand its milling capacity and...
25 June 2021 7 min reading
Nelstrops has been making the finest quality flour for more than 200 years. Nelstrops is proud to...
20 July 2019 2 min reading
Cofounder of the Indonesian Bogasari Flour Mills, world’s largest miller, and former Salim group ex...
20 May 2019 12 min reading
COVER STORY
“The mill design starts with the flow diagram (grinding diagram). The preparation of the mill diagr...