Insight by Abdul Wasay, Chief Operating Officer at The Business Research Company In response to fluctuating tariffs and geopolitical trade developments, the Flour, Rice And Malt Market Outlook 2025 analyses how businesses are adapting through supply chain diversification and strategic sourcing.
The market size for flour, rice and malt has shown significant growth recently. The market expanded from a size of $142.72 billion in 2024, reaching $149.91 billion in 2025. This growth represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.0% during that period.
The Flour, Rice And Malt Global Market is projected to reach a market size of $187.15 billion in 2029, expanding at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%.
Download the Free Sample Now:The key drivers in the flour, rice and malt market are:
• Overcapacity leading to falling prices of crops globally
• Reduced raw material costs for flour, rice, and malt manufacturers due to lower crop prices
• Increase in profit margins for food and beverage companies resulting from overproduction of crops
• Rise in productivity among flour, rice, and malt manufacturers due to higher profit margins.
The flour, rice and maltmarket covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Flour, Rice, Malt
2) By Distribution Channel: Supermarkets Or Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, E-Commerce, Other Distribution Channels
3) By Application: Household, Commercial Use
The key trends in the flour, rice and malt market are:
• IoT integration in flour milling machines for real-time production monitoring and predictive maintenance is an emerging trend.
• There is a growing trend in adopting sensor technology in flour milling machines for efficient data transmission related to various parameters like temperature, speed etc.
• Companies are increasingly partnering with tech firms to implement IoT technology in flour mills, allowing single-operator management of multiple mills.
• The surge in the development of specially designed milling machines incorporating advanced sensor systems signifies an important trend for the industry.
Major players in the flour, rice and malt market are:
• CJ Cheiljedang Corp
• Wilmar International Ltd
• Louis Dreyfus
• Soufflet SA
• GrainCorp Malt
• Gruma S.A.B. de C.V
• Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.
• Ingredion Incorporated
• Olam International
• Ardent Mills LLC
• Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
• Riceland Foods Inc.
• General Mills Inc.
• ConAgra Brands Inc.
• The Mennel Milling Company
• Bay State Milling Company
• Bartlett Milling Company
• Grain Craft
• Miller Milling Company
• Siemer Milling Company
• Hopkinsville Milling Company
• Shawnee Milling Company
• Wilkins Rogers Mills
• Cereal Food Processors Inc.
• Horizon Milling LLC
• The Hain Celestial Group Inc.
• The Malted Barley Appreciation Society
• Malt Products Corporation
• Briess Malt & Ingredients Co.
• Great Western Malting Co.
• Malteurop North America Inc.
• Rahr Malting Co.
• Muntons Malted Ingredients Inc.
• Cargill Inc.
• Bunge Limited
• The Scoular Company
• The Andersons Inc.
• The Birkett Mills
• The Malt Company Pvt. Ltd.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the flour, rice, and malt market in 2024