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NewsBrazil wheat imports head for 30-year high as domestic crop losses bite
Abitrigo expects Brazil to import around 9 million tonnes of wheat in the 2026/27 season, the most in 30 years, as climate damage cuts output and quality.
NewsFAO cereal price index falls 4.5% in October as maize eases from three-year high
FAO also forecasts world cereal feed use to fall 0.6% in 2026/27, while maize trade is set to rise 2.2% on Argentine supplies.
NewsThai feed millers renew call for 2027 grain imports as traders draw red line over 3:1 wheat rule
Corn buying prices have climbed to THB12.50-14.00/kg as feed mills warn of a raw material shortage and field crop traders defend domestic purchase safeguards.
NewsVietnam's corn, soybean and wheat import bills climb in first ten months of 2026
Spending on imported feed grains and oilseeds rose sharply year on year, while animal feed and raw material imports were almost flat at US$3.91 billion.
NewsChina's wheat feed use seen at 33 million tonnes as rain-damaged crop and weak flour demand push grain into feed
USDA's Beijing post says sprouted wheat exceeds 40% of supply in many areas, while corn's share of feed rations fell to 29% in August.
NewsBlack Sea attacks trap Ukraine and Russia grain stocks, threaten 2027 planting
Blocked exports have left farmers unable to sell at a profit, pushing them to cut corn and barley area in favour of oilseeds while global prices stay supported.
NewsVietnam's Golden Wheat turns to costlier US and Bulgarian wheat as Black Sea shipments stall
The Ho Chi Minh City miller and feed importer had booked about a fifth of its annual needs from the Black Sea before attacks on ports halted shipments.
NewsIraq's Nineveh seed plant triples wheat seed processing capacity to 30 tonnes per hour
The World Bank-backed expansion also adds 11 storage units as Iraq works to secure quality planting seed after two years of strong wheat harvests.
NewsCBOT wheat falls 6.4% to US$270 per tonne as Black Sea supply concerns ease
The correction opens a buying window for feed manufacturers, though Russian export volumes are running well below last year's levels.
NewsGlobal food prices reach highest level since 2022 as grains, sugar and dairy lead August gain
The FAO index rose 1.9% from July, with wheat up 2.6% and sugar up 11.9%, as Black Sea supply risk and weather concerns build.
NewsVietnam's biofuel mandate reshapes corn, wheat import demand
USDA data show corn imports climbing as Vietnam's new bioethanol mandate diverts domestic corn to fuel, pushing feed millers toward greater reliance on imports.
NewsEgypt's corn imports set to overtake wheat for first time in 2026/2027
USDA data show rising poultry and aquaculture demand pushing corn past wheat as Egypt's top grain import, with global suppliers positioning to fill the gap.
NewsMalayan Flour Mills to expand Vietnam milling capacity by 25% as near-full utilisation signals demand-led growth
MFM's Vimaflour holds ~50% of northern Vietnam's flour market, with a 25% capacity expansion set to begin in Q4 2026 and complete by early FY2028.
NewsArgentina's record corn crop faces harvest delays as wet weather slows progress to five-year low
With corn production estimated at a record 61-63 million tonnes for MY2025/26, delayed harvesting due to high grain moisture and waterlogged fields is curbing near-term export flow, while soybean meal demand from the global feed industry continues to underpin oilseed trade.
NewsUSDA FAS cuts Philippines corn and rice output forecasts as El Niño risk and input costs mount
Feed-sector demand is set to push corn consumption to 10.4 million tonnes in MY2026/27 even as domestic production falls, driving a 15% upward revision in import requirements.
NewsIGC lifts 2026/27 world corn forecast to 1.31 billion tonnes on Argentina and India upgrades
Global output would still fall 29 million tonnes short of the prior season's record, and El Niño conditions now underway add uncertainty to southern hemisphere harvests later in the year.
NewsCentralising feed wheat imports through Indonesia's state firms risks distorting market, industry warns
A price gap of around US$100 per tonne between state and commercial channels has raised concerns that the policy could push up input costs across the poultry and livestock sector.
NewsSkoltech researchers edit wheat genome with CRISPR-Cas method
Researchers at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have edited the wheat genome using the CRISPR-Cas method, targeting the gene responsible for thermosensitive male sterility, according to the university's website.
NewsCore wheat supply of Malaysia's PPB Group still secure despite ongoing Middle East conflict
Malaysia-based PPB Group Bhd said the group's core wheat supply remains secure despite the escalation of conflict in the Middle East that has triggered massive disruptions in global logistics.
NewsWorld's wheat production faces major threats of heat and drought during flowering, research states
New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades.
NewsAlgerian state-owned company announces tender for buying of at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat
Algerian state-owned company OAIC has announced a tender for the purchase of at least 50,000 tonnes of wheat of any origin, Reuters reports.
NewsArgentina breaks past wheat production record with 2025-26 harvest
Argentina'S 2025-26 wheat harvest has broke the nation's previous production record, with the country's two leading grain exchanges raising their output forecasts multiple times over the past couple of months as the crop overcame some late-spring weather challenges and yields continued to exceed pre-harvest forecasts.
NewsEgypt's wheat imports dropped by 8% last year
Egypt's wheat imports declined by about 8% in 2025 to 13.2 million tons.