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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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18 May 202611 min reading
Türkiye’s grain market shifts as wheat outlook improves
After a drought-hit 2025 crop, Türkiye is entering the 2026/27 season with wheat production expected to rebound to around 22.75–23.25 million tonnes and barley output also recovering strongly, supported by above-average rainfall and expanded winter crop area.
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.
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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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01 August 2025 3 min reading

Leonardo Edge: Why it is the future of roller mills?

Omas Industries, the Italian company specializing in machinery and plants for cereal milling based in San Giorgio delle Pertiche, in the province of Padua, proudly unveils Leonardo Edge – the most advanced evolution of its iconic Leonardo roller mill.

13 February 2025 5 min reading

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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.

06 December 2024 3 min reading

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A new benchmark in sustainable milling: Moulins Soufflet’s high-tech, energy-efficient mill

Moulins Soufflet has raised the bar for sustainability and innovation with the inauguration of its new, cutting-edge milling facility in Corbeil-Essonnes, France.

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IDMA 2026 to unite grain processing technologies and global market dialogue in Istanbul

USDA: Global grain demand to outpace production in 2026/27 as stocks tighten

EuroGrainExchange highlights new risk map for Black Sea grain trade

Alapala delivers 350 TPD turnkey flour mill project in Islamabad

The Global South’s unscheduled opportunity

The road to 2050: Rethinking the future of grains, oilseeds, and the milling industry

Reshaping global grain trade

The smarter path to sustainable flour milling

Hormuz tensions expose global food supply vulnerabilities

Peter Lloyd: A life in milling, a guide for the future

Hormuz shock adds cost pressure to global wheat trade

Gafta pushes digital documentation and sustainability in a volatile grain trade

Is the grain market pricing fear or reality?

Domestic milling transforms global flour trade

Whole wheat bread campaign in Türkiye: A strategic transformation from regulation to consumer experience

How macroeconomic imbalances affect the wheat value chain

Türkiye’s grain market shifts as wheat outlook improves

China’s new grain equation: Balancing self-sufficiency and rising feed demand

Indian wheat outlook for MY 2026/27

Egypt’s flour milling industry: Intense domestic competition, strategic export focus

Tanis Milling brings next-generation grain processing technologies to global markets

Milling training moves into the data era

SIMEZA turns 50: From Spanish silo pioneer to global storage partner

The Future of Milling: Smarter, Greener, More Efficient

Ukraine’s 2025/26 barley exports set to hit near two-decade low

Global grain markets remain well supplied, but risks are building for next season

Hormuz disruption: Shared lessons for Black Sea grain traders

How the Middle East war is driving up grain and oilseed costs across MENA

IDMA Today and BBM Mutfak bring dynamism and flavors to IDMA

TABADER hosts 5th Doyens Award Night

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Turkish-Moroccan flour industry bond strengthened at IDMA Expo

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Leonardo Edge: Why it is the future of roller mills?

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A new benchmark in sustainable milling: Moulins Soufflet’s high-tech, energy-efficient mill

Italian milling pioneer Omas expands into UK and Northern Europe

Omas teams up with Allegiant for innovative milling solutions in the Pacific