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At IAOM MEA 2025 in Jeddah, millers, automation experts and grain analysts examined how AI is reshaping purchasing, quality, traceability and market risk and why data governance and human judgement still matter.

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.

CESCO successfully concluded its participation in the IAOM MEA 2025 Regional Milling Forum in Rwanda, an essential industry gathering that brought together leading experts, milling professionals, and grain storage specialists to discuss the latest trends and advancements in the sector.