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FEATURE: GLOBAL FLOUR TRADE HOLDING STEADY

Wheat flour: Exports by Turkey, Kazakhstan
and the E.U. (Jul/Jun)

Wheat flour: Imports by region (Jul/Jun)

16

million tonnes

million tonnes

14

Kazakh

E.U. a)

3.5

12

Others
N&C America

10

3.0

S America

2.5

8

CIS

2.0

6

SS Africa
NE Asia

4

FE Asia

1.5
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2

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0

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World industrial use of grains is forecast to increase by
around 1% in 2015-16 to 326.8 million tonnes, according to
the International Grains Council's (IGC) Grain Market Report
released Aug. 27.
The forecast was slightly higher than the one released by the
IGC in May, with the use of biofuels forecast upward, mainly in the
United States.
While large global grains supplies are expected to keep raw material costs down in the year ahead, with only moderate economic
growth anticipated, a slightly below-average increase in demand
for industrial products is projected, the IGC said.
Furthermore, weak crude oil prices could continue the attractiveness of processing for biofuels in some countries, the report said.
The report shows that grain-based ethanol use for biofuels is up
about 1% over a year ago, from 171.9 million tonnes to a forecast 173.4 million tonnes. Starch production from grain is forecast
1.8% higher at 114.3 million tonnes, compared to 112.2 million
in 2014-15.
Overall, global industrial use of grains has trended steadily upward in recent years, going from 298.7 million tonnes in 2012-13,
316.7 million in 2013-14, 322.7 million in 2014-15 and the projected 326.8 million in 2015-16.
The U.S., with its large corn-based ethanol industry, is by far
the leader in industrial use of grains with a forecast total of 166.6
million tonnes used in 2015-16, compared to second-place China
at 64.8 million tonnes.

*estimated

08/09

IGC: Industrial use of grains forecast
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