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Global Grain Geneva 2025 revealed that even as record harvests and ample stocks suggest a “comfortable” balance, the real battle for grain is being fought on other boards: geopolitics, finance and technology.

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.

From November 19 to 21, Mersin (Türkiye) will host AgroFoodSummit 2025 — an international platform for analytics, dialogue, and the development of strategic directions in the agribusiness sector.

Another record harvest is expected for the global grains market in 2025/26, however, sentiment is far from uniformly bearish. Although overall supply and demand balances point to comfortable availabilities, each grain is showing its own dynamics.

Despite recent bumper crops in key origins, the global durum wheat sector remains fragile. At the World Durum and Pasta Forum 2025 in Rome, leading analysts and industry executives warned that weather shocks, shrinking premiums over soft wheat, rising logistics costs, and shifting consumption patterns are undermining stability.

With shifting trade policies, supply chain disruptions, and evolving market dynamics, the IGC Grains Conference 2025 is set to be a critical gathering for industry leaders navigating the challenges ahead.

In his insightful interview with Miller Magazine, Tim Worledge, Editorial Director at Fastmarkets, discusses the key factors shaping the global grain markets as they transition between the 2023/24 and 2024/25 marketing years.