As part of its monthly Grain Market Report, the IGC estimates wheat flour trade at 15.5 million tonnes (wheat equivalent), down from last year’s six-year high of 16.9 million tonnes. “(Flour) purchases were also contained by policy initiatives to boost local flour output and reduce reliance on imports, including phased increases in tariffs on imported flour,” the IGC said. Total flour deliveries to sub-Saharan Africa in 2024-25 are pegged at 3.2 million tonnes, broadly matching the multi-year high reached last year. This surge in shipments boosted Egypt to the world’s third-ranked flour exporter, behind second-place Kazakhstan (2.6 million tonnes). The IGC’s projection for the 2025-26 season has global flour trade rebounding strongly to 17.3 million tonnes, which would be a nine-year high, if realized.