GRAIN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

The strong pace of wheat imports has continued due to lower production and , as well as a. 295. 3 Kt. This takes season to date (Jul-Nov) imports to 1. 45 Mt, the largest volume imported up to November since at least electronic records began in 1995/96. 03 Mt and 1. 75 Mt in the , 13% higher compared to 2023/24. While the import pace has been rapid so far this season, it is expected that it will slow during the latter part of the season. The next UK cereal supply and demand estimates are due to be published next Thursday (30 Jan). Furthermore, concerns over the status of domestic supplies has made maize an even more so attractive option for bioethanol production. 6 Kt, down 62% from last year and 84% below the previous five-year average. For oats, 5. 5 Kt was exported from July to November, significantly lower than last season’s 57. [ ](https://ahdb. org. uk/news/insights-into-harvest-2025-grain-market-daily) [ As the raft of tariffs announced by Trump last week come into force, Sarah Baker from our Economics team examines how this is possible in this era of global trade, and how the UK may be adversely affected, despite it having one of the lowest tariff rates applied. Is this the end of globalization? ](https://ahdb. uk/news/what-does-a-weaker-sterling-mean-for-uk-trade-grain-market-daily) [ On Friday, the latest UK trade data was published by HMRC, including figures up to the end of February. uk/news/what-does-the-uk-us-trade-deal-mean-for-the-domestic-grain-market-grain-market-daily) While AHDB seeks to ensure that the information contained on this webpage is accurate at the time of publication, no warranty is given in respect of the information and data provided. You are responsible for how you use the information. To the maximum extent permitted by law, AHDB accepts no liability for loss, damage or injury howsoever caused or suffered (including that caused by negligence) directly or indirectly in relation to the information or data provided in this publication. For more information, please see our and or contact the Director of Corporate Affairs at © Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. All rights reserved. We use essential and non-essential cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. Your consent is not required for these and they can’t be disabled. These cookies will only be stored in your browser with your consent. These help us provide an enhanced user experience to you by remembering certain preferences between visits to the website or application. For example, remembering if you visited the website before so that messages for new visitors are not displayed to you. 8B, reflecting a 16. 6% decrease from 2022, when trade totaled $78. 9B. Over the past five years, trade in this category has grown at an annualized rate of 5. 71%. Among the 1217 products traded in 2023, Wheat ranked 58 in global trade value, accounting for 0. 29% of world trade. According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 666th most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of -0. 32. This visualization shows trends on Wheat, displaying indicator, which represents the total monetary value of traded goods during a period, reflecting the nominal worth of imports or exports. Countries are included based on and only if information is available for years after 2017. For a full breakdown of trade patterns, visit the or the product in country profile. Colors represent the difference between each country’s export and import values. 06B). 99B), (-$3. The first treemap shows the shipments of Wheat broken down by the product's subcategories. In 2022, Egypt represented the largest export potential for Australia's Wheat. 6M, with a predicted export potential of $52. 6M. This could lead to total exports of $149M, representing an increase of 54. 4% compared to the current value. The solid bar represents the current export value, while the hatched bar indicates the projected export value. Thus, the total length of each bar reflects the export potential to these countries. The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and strategic value of potential export opportunities for a product. In the chart, a rightward movement reflects a higher probability of exporting a new product, and an upward movement indicates an increase in the complexity of the territory's productive matrix. To learn more about how we handle your data, please review our. The average UK harvest is around 15 million tonnes of wheat, so there is enough quantity to meet the UK milling industries tonnage requirement. However, it is not all of the quality required by millers, and as such some wheat is imported. French wheat is generally used in the manufacture of French style products where softer flours are required. France (around 15,000 tonnes per year) and Italy (around 20,000 tonnes per year) are the countries of origin accounting for the largest proportion of flour imports. The dreadful situation in Ukraine has had side effects in many areas, including wheat markets. For more information on how this may impact supply and price in the UK please see the