Flour trade will fall to a three-year low – IGC

World wheat flour trade in the MY 2024/25 will fall to 15.3 million tonnes, the lowest in three years, world-grain.com reports, citing data from the International Grains Council (IGC). Compared to the previous season, the decline will be 10%. The main reasons: Afghanistan is forecast to have almost the same consumption as the previous year, importing about 3 million tonnes in 2024-25. Turkey, the largest flour exporter, is expected to reduce supplies by 33%, to 3.8 million tonnes (a 10-year low). The reason is restrictions on wheat imports at the beginning of the season. In March 2025, Turkey lifted restrictions on wheat imports, allowing duty-free imports under the flour export scheme. Kazakhstan reduced shipments to Afghanistan (to 900 thousand tons in six months). The total export volume this season will reach a seven-year maximum of 3 million tons Russia, according to the Agroexport Center, increased flour exports by 3% in 2024 (to 1.2 million tons). In the new season, ...