Flour Market Outlook 2024 - 2028

European Flour Trends in 2024

Flour is part of Cereal Products and includes a number of sub-sectors such as Wheat Flour. You may also be interested in Pasta, Pastry and Bakery.

European flour consumption is projected to rise to approximately 2.54 billion kilograms by 2028, up from about 2.43 billion kilograms in 2023. This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.9%. Since 2019, the demand for flour in Europe has been increasing at a year-on-year rate of 1.2%. In 2023, Italy led the continent with a consumption of around 617 million kilograms. Following Italy, Germany, Poland, and Romania ranked second, third, and fourth, respectively, in terms of flour consumption. Notably, France reported a year-on-year growth of 5.1%, whereas Austria experienced a decline of 4.5% annually since 2019.

Top 10 countries

In 2024 major markets in the Flour Industry were:

• Italy
• Germany
• Poland
• Romania
• France
• Greece
• Finland
• Portugal
• Sweden
• Denmark

Flour Market Data and Forecasts

Global Flour Statistics

• Flour Import 218 countries (Asia, Europe, Western Europe...)
• Flour Export 238 countries (Asia, Europe, Western Europe...)
• Animal Feed Import 207 countries (Asia, Europe, Western Europe...)
• Animal Feed Export 211 countries (Europe, Asia, Western Europe...)
• Potatoes Import 220 countries (Europe, Asia, Africa...)
• Mustard Import 189 countries (Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America...)
• Wheat Import 223 countries (Europe, Africa, Asia...)
• Wheat Export 224 countries (Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe...)
• Baby Food Import 217 countries (Europe, Asia, Western Europe...)
• Maize Import 223 countries (Asia, Africa, Latin America...)

Global Flour Industry Database