Italy: Barley on the rise, soft wheat stable

Foreign soybeans, meanwhile, continue to show signs of weakness. Among protein flours, only sunflower flour holds its own, but demand remains low In the market for livestock raw materials, a further weekly increase in barley prices was observed, mainly due to uncertainties about crop yields in Western Europe. Soft fodder grains remain stable, while sorghum continues not to be listed on national commodity exchanges. With domestic soybeans not listed on most commodity exchanges, foreign soybeans are still losing ground in the wake of declines in international prices. In the protein flour sector, soy flour marks a further weekly decrease, with an average price of around €400/t, a value not seen since June 2021. Rapeseed flour and protein sunflower flour are also in decline, while wholemeal sunflower flour remains stable. New increases for barley In the fodder cereals sector, barley recorded new increases. In Bologna, heavy barley stands at €200-205/t, while foreign barley stands at ...