The European Union reported 0.47 million metric tons of soft wheat exported between the start of the 2026/27 marketing season in July and July 19, according to figures published by the European Commission on Wednesday. That total represents a decline from the 0.86 million metric tons exported in the equivalent stretch of the 2025/26 season.
Barley exports over the same window also decreased. The Commission recorded 0.19 million metric tons of barley exported by July 19, compared with 1.11 million metric tons in the corresponding weeks of the 2025/26 season.
In contrast to the softer outbound grain flows, EU maize movements into the bloc were higher year-on-year by mid-July. Imports of maize reached 0.76 million metric tons by July 19, up from 0.63 million metric tons recorded in the same timeframe a year earlier.
The Commission cautioned that the dataset is incomplete for several member countries. It noted that export reporting for France has been incomplete since the beginning of 2024. Additional gaps affect Bulgaria and Ireland dating back to the start of the 2023/24 marketing year, and Greece has missing data from January 2026 onward.
These reporting shortfalls were highlighted alongside the headline volumes, indicating that the published totals may not fully capture all movements across the EU. The Commission made no further adjustments in its release; it presented the available figures and the associated limitations disclosed for specific member states.
Taken together, the Commission's weekly snapshot shows year-on-year declines in EU soft wheat and barley exports by mid-July, with maize imports rising modestly in the same period. The agency's note on incomplete national reporting underlines a constraint on interpreting the totals as a definitive measure of intra-seasonal trade flows across the bloc.
Data source: European Commission weekly export and import reporting through July 19.