Despite record global harvests, SovEcon CEO Andrey Sizov warns that the world is not awash with wheat. Speaking at Global Grain Geneva 2025, he challenged the “glut narrative,” pointing instead to resilient demand, tightening Black Sea exports, and signs of a renewed price uptrend.
Global grain production is set to reach an all-time high of nearly 2.5 billion tons in 2025/26, driven by record wheat and maize harvests. Yet, IGC warns that while exporter stocks are at multi-year highs, uneven regional balances and strong dollar pressures could reshape trade flows in 2026.
COCERAL, the European association representing the trade in agricultural commodities, has called on the European Commission to further delay the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 – commonly known as the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) – citing unresolved challenges that could severely disrupt the soybean supply chain.
The Swedish government has announced plans to establish the country’s first emergency grain reserves in its northern regions — a strategically vital area that could become isolated during a conflict or major crisis.
Steel structure wheat flour milling plants have revolutionized the grain processing industry by providing efficient and reliable facilities for milling wheat into flour.
In the world of wheat processing, design is far more than just a technical blueprint — it’s the language through which innovation, efficiency, and sustainability come together. Mill design sits at the heart of this transformation, shaping how the industry meets global demand, ensures food safety, and reduces environmental impact.
Mill design now extends beyond machines and motors: it’s a language of integration, where airflow, automation, materials, and data flow in perfect harmony.
Pneumatic conveying systems are a major driver of energy cost and carbon emissions in grain milling. Bühler has developed a retrofit system that adapts in real time according to changes in pressure demand, cutting energy consumption by up to 30 percent.
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.
As the world’s leading flour exporter, Turkey must do more than preserve product quality—it must adopt a shared vision, strategic foresight, and a comprehensive transformation to stay ahead. In an exclusive interview with BBM Magazine, TUSAF Chairman Mehmet Mesut Çakmak presents a renewed roadmap for the Turkish flour industry, stressing the urgency of boosting exports with domestically grown wheat, transferring hard-earned expertise to younger generations, and accelerating the sector’s twin transition—digitalization and sustainability.
In a region where farming is a battle against drought, heat, and scarcity, innovation has become the only path to survival. From gene editing to biologicals and AI-driven agriculture, technology is redefining how the Middle East and North Africa grow food—and how the milling industry secures its future.
In a volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, and digital (VUCAD) world, the traders who can speak both the language of commodities and the language of data , who understand the mechanics of financing as well as the geopolitics of governments — from fragile contexts like Syria’s re-entry into SWIFT, to sudden laws and export bans, to tariff and trade war shocks from the U.S., to forward-looking hubs like the UAE — will not just adapt to the future, they will shape it.
Sub-Saharan Africa’s wheat sector is expanding rapidly, driven by demographics, urbanization, and changing consumption patterns. Imports are increasing steadily, supply routes are shifting, and the milling sector is consolidating around a handful of strong, well-capitalized players.
In a world grappling with climate change, supply chain disruptions, and mounting food insecurity, ancient grains—once sidelined by modern agriculture—are re-emerging as powerful tools for building sustainable, self-reliant food systems.
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.
Speaking to Miller Magazine, Calistus Efukho, Director of Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority, reveals Kenya’s bold strategy to cut grain imports, boost local production, and position the country as a rising export powerhouse in East Africa.
“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.
One of our significant visits at the IDMA Expo was Çift Kartal, a stalwart in the milling machinery industry with over half a century of experience.
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.
Record harvests alone no longer guarantee competitive grain prices. For millers, shipping routes, freight indices, energy costs, and climate-driven disruptions now weigh as heavily as yields in shaping margins. Logistics has become the true battleground of grain competitiveness.
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.
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.
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09 July 2024 3 min reading
COVER STORY
As the global demand for grain products continues to soar, the milling industry finds itself at a critical juncture.