Category: Barley

Soufflet wins 60,000 T tender: Jordan books feed barley at $270/MT C&F for March 1–15, 2025 shipment. Narrow bid range signals strong competition: Rival offers from Bunge, Cargill, Olam, and LDC clustered between $271.99–$283/MT. Further demand ahead: Jordan to tender another 120,000 T of feed barley on December 24, supporting regional export flows. Market tone:…

Competitive pricing: Jordan secured 60,000 tonnes of feed barley at $270/tonne C&F, below all rival bids and filling half of its 120,000-tonne tender. Strong tender participation: Major global traders, including Cargill, Bunge, Olam, and Dreyfus, submitted offers within a $13/tonne price band, underscoring ample supply. Neutral to bearish sentiment: Aggressive seller pricing and only a…

Trade surge: Kazakhstan-Iran bilateral trade is up 40% in the last ten months, with agriculture positioned as a core growth driver. Export commitment: Kazakhstan is ready to supply at least $200 million in commodities to Iran, targeting a longer-term $3 billion trade turnover. Infrastructure push: New Trade House in Tehran, a joint free economic zone…

Jordan’s MIT purchased 120,000 tonnes of feed barley at a competitive $272.75/tonne C&F, providing a clear benchmark for 2026 delivery slots. The winning bids undercut competing offers by $3.25–16.25/tonne, highlighting comfortable global barley supply and a neutral to slightly bearish tone for prices. Split deliveries in late January and early February 2026 underline steady demand…

Bearish: Ukrainian barley exports fell 37% year-on-year to 1.2 million tonnes in July–November 2025/26, pointing to weaker overall demand. Neutral: Export potential is still forecast to rise 11% to 2.5 million tonnes on the back of a larger 5.3 million tonne harvest. Supportive: Turkey increased its purchases 6.4-fold to 233,000 tonnes, helping diversify demand away…

Kazakhstan’s barley exports to key markets Iran and China dropped sharply at the start of 2025/26 amid high freight costs, Russian competition, and rail bottlenecks. Central Asian demand has increased, with shipments to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan rising, but this growth does not fully offset losses to Iran and China, keeping the regional tone bearish. Russian…

Ukrainian feed barley prices are edging higher on tightening domestic supply and steady trader demand. Export prices at Ukrainian ports strengthened by $2–3/t, signaling a firmer external market backdrop. Market sentiment is bullish, with farmers holding a stronger negotiating position amid reduced selling. Ukrainian Barley Prices Trend Higher on Tight Supply Ukrainian feed barley prices…

Tunisia secures supply: State grain agency ODC purchased 75,000 tonnes of feed barley in an international tender, split into three 25,000-tonne lots. Price reference set: Purchase prices ranged from $268.42 to $269.58 per tonne C&F, creating a fresh benchmark for feed barley in the Mediterranean. Mildly bullish tone: Demand from a key North African importer…