Commodity & Trade Updates

The National Irrigation Authority will convert the Ahero pumping station into a hybrid system powered by a 500-kilowatt solar plant.

The rehabilitated berth will serve as Iraq’s primary entry point for wheat shipments, enabling faster vessel unloading and more efficient transfer of imports into storage and distribution networks.

While production may slip, consumption is expected to remain stable at 11.7 million tonnes

Wheat exports are forecast at 10 million tonnes, up 300,000 tonnes from the prior FAS forecast.

The grain is used mainly in poultry feed formulations, where maize can account for 50–60% of compound feed rations.