# Export flurry boosts EU barley market to ease grain glut - Grainews

> EU barley exports could reach a 10-year high this season as strong feed demand from the Middle East and China and reduced Black Sea competition help shift a large harvest. The European Commission raised its 2025/26 EU barley export forecast by 9% to 11 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-02-06 · published 2026-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20657-export-flurry-boosts-eu-barley-market-to-ease-grain-glut-grainews
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Firm export demand and tighter Black Sea supply support EU feed barley prices, which now trade above milling wheat, easing a global grain glut.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [UK barley exports – where in the world could they go? Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53201-uk-barley-exports-where-in-the-world-could-they-go-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Ukraine grain exports rise on week, lag on year \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14318-ukraine-grain-exports-rise-on-week-lag-on-year-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-01 | [Ukraine seaport grain exports fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52470-ukraine-seaport-grain-exports-fall-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.2% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-27 | [Watch the grain markets this fall - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63075-watch-the-grain-markets-this-fall-grainews.md) | +2.4% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-26 | [Export of grain from sea ports of Ukraine boosted by 65k tons — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65857-export-of-grain-from-sea-ports-of-ukraine-boosted-by-65k-tons-latifundist-com.md) | +0.7% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/export-flurry-boosts-eu-barley-market-to-ease-grain-glut/

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