It is forecast that total wheat imports into Saudi Arabia in the 2025/26 MY will decrease by 10 percent.

It is forecast that total wheat imports into Saudi Arabia in the 2025/26 MY will decrease by 10 percent to 3.1 million metric tons (mn t). Local production is expected to reach 1.1 million metric tons. Barley imports into Saudi Arabia in the 2025/26 MY are forecast to increase by 4 percent to 4 million metric tons. Total corn imports in the 2025/26 MY are forecast to reach 4.9 million metric tons compared to a record 4.74 million metric tons in the 2024/25 MY. According to rice trade sources, in 2025 MY Saudi Arabia imported a total of 1.1 million metric tons of rice, and rice exports from the USA to Saudi Arabia from January to July 2025 amounted to 68,269 metric tons, which is 28 percent more than the 53,437 metric tons imported in the same period last year, reports oilworld.ru citing USDA.