Turkish intervention measures cool the Romanian barley market

UkrAgroConsult

Romanian barley market cautious after Ankara sets high intervention prices for local farmers

Romanian barley lost about USD 5/mt w/w to USD 215-218/mt FOB Constanta during the week June 5–12. The season is over for the Romanian old crop barley with zero shipments seen in line-up for June, as the market focused on the new crop contracts.

Source: UkrAgroConsult database AgriSupp

In 2025/26 MY prices for Romanian barley received additional support as France sharply increased exports to China and increased its share at the Saudi Arabian market. For 2026/27 MY European barley traders try to find attractive levels for China.

A bad sign for barley ahead of the new crop harvesting was the new announcement from Turkish TMO. State grain operator announced high purchasing prices for local wheat and barley.  Romanian exporters consider Turkey’s decision in a regional context as Turley is one of the important barley buyers. If Ankara sets high intervention prices or modifies import rules, this influences the regional trade of wheat and barley, pushing the export prices lower.

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Tags: Turkey, barley, Romania, prices