Data and Analysis

MY 2025/26 EU grain balance is marked by an abundant winter grains supply, allowing for exports recovery, particularly significant in the case of wheat. Conversely import needs are expected to decrease, leaving room for stock-building despite the steady internal demand.

FAS/Tokyo forecasts that lower corn prices and increased feed demand—driven by the substitution of more expensive rice with corn in feed rations—will boost corn imports in MY2025/26. In contrast, higher domestic rice production is expected to reduce...

Total Saudi wheat imports for 2025/26 are forecast to decline 10 percent to 3.1 million metric tons (MMT). Local production is expected to reach 1.1 MMT. Saudi barley imports for MY2025/26 are projected to increase by 4 percent to 4 MMT.

On November 20, 2025, India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW) released the final production estimates of major crops for the Indian crop year (ICY) 2024/2025 (July-June), reporting record grain production at 357.7 million metric tons (MMT) largely on record harvest of rice, wheat and corn.