Corn Flour Bramata Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Italy paid the most for corn flour bramata in Q3 2026: EUR 76.0/100 kg, up 1.5% from EUR 74.9/100 kg in Q2. Strong demand for polenta, higher energy costs and a preference for local varieties keep Italian prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average rose 1.4% to EUR 66.8/100 kg from EUR 65.9/100 kg, mostly because higher corn and energy costs and firm demand from polenta packers and retailers led millers to raise prices in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the EUR 65.1-70.5/100 kg range, with corn crop size, energy costs, demand from polenta packers and holiday season demand doing most of the work.

Corn flour bramata is a coarse, yellow flour made by grinding dried maize, and it is the base for polenta and similar dishes. It is milled to a grain size between fine flour and semolina and is sold in bags to retailers and food makers. Prices in this report refer to bulk bramata for food use and are quoted per 100 kilograms. They depend on maize prices, milling costs and demand from polenta packers.

Italy is the largest market and a large producer, and mills in Romania, Hungary and France supply additional volumes. Mills select maize varieties with a high yellow pigment and grind them in stone or roller mills. Bramata is packed in retail bags and bulk sacks, and demand is strongest in the autumn and winter months.

Corn Flour Bramata Price Forecast for 2026

Prices should rise modestly through the rest of 2026. Maize costs are firm, demand for polenta rises in the cold season and energy costs for mills stay high. Large stocks of maize in Eastern Europe limit the size of the increase. A year ago the global average was EUR 63.8/100 kg, and the latest quarter, at EUR 66.8/100 kg, is 4.7% higher.

The risks for Q4 are balanced, with no clear tilt either way. What could push prices higher? Higher maize prices, higher energy costs or a cold winter that lifts polenta sales would raise prices. What could pull them lower? Lower maize prices, larger stocks or weaker retail demand would lower prices.

For the Quarter Ending September 2026

Corn Flour Bramata Prices Q3 2026:

• Romania: EUR 58.0/100 kg
• Hungary: EUR 63.0/100 kg
• France: EUR 70.0/100 kg
• Italy: EUR 76.0/100 kg

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Romania

Romania's average moved up 1.6% in Q3 2026, to EUR 58.0/100 kg from EUR 57.1/100 kg in Q2. Romanian prices rose as the demand from polenta packers improved. Measured against Q3 2025, when the average stood at EUR 55.1/100 kg, the market is 5.3% higher. The price in Romania was 13.2% below the group average of EUR 66.8/100 kg in Q3 2026.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q3 2026 in Romania?

Romania rose. Demand from polenta packers improved, corn costs increased, and millers raised prices. The cumulative 2026 change for Romania is a 3.8% increase, from EUR 55.9/100 kg to EUR 58.0/100 kg, while the global average shows a 3.2% gain over the same period. For comparison, the global average moved 1.4% higher over the same quarter.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Hungary

Prices in Hungary firmed 1.3% in Q3 2026 to EUR 63.0/100 kg, compared with EUR 62.2/100 kg in Q2. Hungarian prices rose as the demand from food processors improved. In Q3 2025 the average was EUR 60.4/100 kg, so the market is 4.3% higher on a yearly basis. The gap to the four-market average of EUR 66.8/100 kg was 5.7% below for Hungary.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q3 2026 in Hungary?

Hungary rose. Demand from food processors improved, harvest costs increased, and millers raised offers. At EUR 63.0/100 kg, Hungary is 3.1% higher than in Q4 2025, when the average was EUR 61.1/100 kg, and the global average is 3.2% higher over the same period. The global average shifted 1.4% higher in the same quarter.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in France

France recorded a 1.2% gain in Q3 2026, with the average reaching EUR 70.0/100 kg against EUR 69.2/100 kg in Q2. French prices rose as the demand from retailers improved. This represents a 3.9% increase on the EUR 67.4/100 kg recorded in Q3 2025. Relative to the four-market average of EUR 66.8/100 kg, France traded 4.8% above in Q3 2026.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q3 2026 in France?

France rose. Demand from retailers improved, milling costs increased, and millers raised prices. This leaves France 2.8% higher than at the end of 2025, when the average was EUR 68.1/100 kg, while the global average is 3.2% higher over the same period. Across the four markets the average was 1.4% higher on the quarter.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Italy

The Q3 2026 average for Italy stood at EUR 76.0/100 kg, an increase of 1.5% on the EUR 74.9/100 kg recorded in Q2. Italian prices rose as the demand from polenta and pasta makers improved. The year-on-year change is a 5.0% increase, from EUR 72.4/100 kg in Q3 2025. This places Italy 13.8% above the four-market average of EUR 66.8/100 kg for Q3 2026.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q3 2026 in Italy?

Italy rose. Demand from polenta and pasta makers improved, energy costs increased, and millers raised prices. From EUR 73.5/100 kg at the close of 2025 to EUR 76.0/100 kg in Q3 2026, the price in Italy has risen 3.4%, and the global average has risen 3.2%. On the global measure the average was 1.4% higher over the quarter.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Corn Flour Bramata Prices Q2 2026:

• Romania: EUR 57.1/100 kg
• Hungary: EUR 62.2/100 kg
• France: EUR 69.2/100 kg
• Italy: EUR 74.9/100 kg

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Romania

The Q2 2026 average for Romania stood at EUR 57.1/100 kg, an increase of 1.2% on the EUR 56.4/100 kg recorded in Q1. Romanian prices rose as the demand from polenta packers strengthened. Taking Q2 2025 as the base, at EUR 53.8/100 kg, the latest quarter is 6.1% higher. The four markets averaged EUR 65.9/100 kg in the quarter, so the price in Romania was 13.4% lower.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q2 2026 in Romania?

Romania rose. Demand from polenta packers strengthened, corn costs went up, and millers lifted prices. After a 0.9% gain in Q1, the quarter closed 6.1% above the EUR 53.8/100 kg recorded in Q2 2025. The same direction continued in Q3, with the price reaching EUR 58.0/100 kg. On the global measure the average was 1.1% higher over the quarter.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Hungary

Hungary registered a 1.0% increase in Q2 2026, taking the average to EUR 62.2/100 kg from EUR 61.6/100 kg in Q1. Hungarian prices rose as the demand from food processors strengthened. Against the EUR 59.2/100 kg recorded in Q2 2025, the current average represents a 5.1% increase. In comparison with the average of EUR 65.9/100 kg across the four markets, the price in Hungary was 5.6% lower.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q2 2026 in Hungary?

Hungary rose. Demand from food processors strengthened, energy costs went up, and millers lifted offers. This came on top of a 0.8% gain in Q1, and the average ended 5.1% above its level of a year earlier, when it stood at EUR 59.2/100 kg. Q3 added to the change, with the price at EUR 63.0/100 kg.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in France

France climbed 0.9% to EUR 69.2/100 kg in Q2 2026, from EUR 68.6/100 kg in Q1. French prices rose as the demand from retailers strengthened. The Q2 2025 average of EUR 66.4/100 kg puts the current price 4.2% above its level a year earlier. France ended the quarter 5.0% above the group average of EUR 65.9/100 kg.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q2 2026 in France?

France rose. Demand from retailers strengthened, milling costs went up, and millers lifted prices. Q1 had brought a 0.7% gain, and by the end of Q2 the price was 4.2% above the Q2 2025 average of EUR 66.4/100 kg. The move then extended in Q3, taking the price to EUR 70.0/100 kg.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Italy

In Q2 2026, the average price in Italy rose 1.1% to EUR 74.9/100 kg, compared with EUR 74.1/100 kg in Q1. Italian prices rose as the demand from polenta makers strengthened. Year on year, the average is 5.8% higher, against EUR 70.8/100 kg in Q2 2025. The price in Italy was 13.7% above the group average of EUR 65.9/100 kg in Q2 2026.

Why did the price of Corn Flour Bramata change in Q2 2026 in Italy?

Italy rose. Demand from polenta makers strengthened, labor costs went up, and millers lifted prices. Coming after a 0.8% gain in Q1, the Q2 figure sits 5.8% above the EUR 70.8/100 kg of Q2 2025. The same direction continued in Q3, with the price reaching EUR 76.0/100 kg. Across the four markets the average was 1.1% higher on the quarter.

Quarterly Corn Flour Bramata Price Trends

Corn Flour Bramata prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 and rose again in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from EUR 61.4/100 kg in Q1 2025 to 62.5 in Q2, 63.8 in Q3 and 64.7 in Q4, then 65.2 in Q1 2026, 65.9 in Q2 and 66.8 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 8.8% across the window. Higher maize costs and steady demand from polenta packers lifted prices for six quarters.

What was Corn Flour Bramata Price in 2025?

2025 was a year of steady increases for corn flour bramata, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near EUR 61.4/100 kg in Q1, the global average finished the year at 64.7 in Q4, a gain of about 5.4%. Higher maize costs and steady demand from polenta packers supported millers throughout the year.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Romania in 2025

In Romania, prices moved from about EUR 52.7/100 kg in Q1 2025 to EUR 55.9/100 kg by Q4, up roughly 6.1%. Romanian prices rose steadily as corn costs and demand from polenta packers increased. The Q4 2025 close of EUR 55.9/100 kg compares with EUR 58.0/100 kg in Q3 2026, a 3.8% increase.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Hungary in 2025

In Hungary, prices moved from about EUR 58.2/100 kg in Q1 2025 to EUR 61.1/100 kg by Q4, up roughly 5.0%. Hungarian prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from food processors increased. Relative to the end of 2025, the price in Hungary is 3.1% higher at EUR 63.0/100 kg. The quarterly breakdown above allows each stage of that path to be traced.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in France in 2025

In France, prices moved from about EUR 65.5/100 kg in Q1 2025 to EUR 68.1/100 kg by Q4, up roughly 4.0%. French prices rose gradually as the milling costs and demand from retailers increased. By Q3 2026 the average for France had reached EUR 70.0/100 kg, 2.8% above the Q4 2025 close. The same regional pattern is carried into the quarterly analysis above, where the quarter-by-quarter figures can be traced.

Corn Flour Bramata Prices in Italy in 2025

In Italy, prices moved from about EUR 69.3/100 kg in Q1 2025 to EUR 73.5/100 kg by Q4, up roughly 6.1%. Italian prices rose steadily as the labor costs and demand from polenta makers increased. The latest quarter places Italy at EUR 76.0/100 kg, which is 3.4% above the level at which 2025 ended.

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