Corn Flour Price Trend and Forecast 2026-2027

Italy paid the most for corn flour in Q3 2026: USD 790/MT, down 0.9% from USD 797/MT in Q2. Energy costs, import needs and steady demand from bakeries and pasta makers keep Italian prices above the other three markets. Worldwide, the average fell 1.1% to USD 624/MT from USD 631/MT, mostly because larger corn supplies and lower corn prices led millers to lower offers in all four markets. What about Q4 2026? We expect a global average somewhere in the USD 595-645/MT range, with corn prices, energy costs, demand from tortilla and snack makers and seasonal bakery demand doing most of the work.

Corn flour is a fine powder made by grinding dried corn kernels. It is used in tortillas, snacks, breads, batters and gluten free products. Prices in this report refer to milled corn flour for food use in bulk and are quoted per metric ton. They depend on corn prices, milling costs and demand from tortilla, snack and bakery makers.

Large mills in China, Mexico, the United States and Brazil make most of the world supply, and Italy and other European countries are among the larger buyers. Flour mills buy corn by the truckload and sell by grind size, color and moisture. White corn flour is used mostly for tortillas and yellow corn flour for snacks and baked goods.

Corn Flour Price Forecast for 2026

Prices should ease slightly through the rest of 2026. Corn supplies are large and milling margins are stable, but steady demand from tortilla and snack makers limits the size of the decline. For reference, the Q3 2026 global average of USD 624/MT compares with USD 615/MT a year earlier, an increase of 1.5%.

The balance of risks for Q4 tilts downward. What could push prices higher? Higher corn prices, higher energy costs or stronger demand from snack makers would lift prices. What could pull them lower? Lower corn prices, larger harvests or weaker demand from bakeries would lower prices.

For the Quarter Ending September 2026

Corn Flour Prices Q3 2026:

• China: USD 470/MT
• Mexico: USD 545/MT
• United States: USD 690/MT
• Italy: USD 790/MT

Corn Flour Prices in China

China recorded a 1.7% decline in Q3 2026, with the average falling to USD 470/MT from USD 478/MT in Q2. Chinese prices fell as the supply of corn flour increased. Year on year, the average is 1.7% higher, against USD 462/MT in Q3 2025. The four markets averaged USD 624/MT in the quarter, so the price in China was 24.7% lower.

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

China declined. Supply of corn flour increased, millers lowered offers, and demand from snack makers was soft. From USD 468/MT at the close of 2025 to USD 470/MT in Q3 2026, the price in China has risen 0.4%, and the global average has risen 0.5%. The global average shifted 1.1% lower in the same quarter.

Corn Flour Prices in Mexico

The Q3 2026 average for Mexico stood at USD 545/MT, a decrease of 1.3% on the USD 552/MT recorded in Q2. Mexican prices fell as the supply of corn flour increased. The current level is 1.5% above the Q3 2025 average of USD 537/MT. In comparison with the average of USD 624/MT across the four markets, the price in Mexico was 12.7% lower.

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

Mexico declined. Supply of corn flour increased, millers lowered prices, and demand from tortilla makers was soft. Across the first three quarters of 2026, Mexico has moved up 0.6% from USD 542/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 545/MT, against a 0.5% gain for the global average. Across the four markets the average was 1.1% lower on the quarter.

Corn Flour Prices in United States

The United States registered a 1.1% decrease in Q3 2026, taking the average to USD 690/MT from USD 698/MT in Q2. American prices eased as the supply of corn flour increased. A year earlier, in Q3 2025, the average stood at USD 680/MT, which makes the current price 1.5% higher. The United States ended the quarter 10.6% above the group average of USD 624/MT.

Why did the price of Corn Flour change in Q3 2026 in United States?

The United States eased. Supply of corn flour increased, millers lowered offers, and demand from bakeries and snack makers was soft. Year to date, the United States is 0.4% higher than the Q4 2025 level of USD 687/MT, while the global average is 0.5% higher. On the global measure the average was 1.1% lower over the quarter.

Corn Flour Prices in Italy

Italy slipped 0.9% to USD 790/MT in Q3 2026, from USD 797/MT in Q2. Italian prices eased as imports of corn flour increased. Taking Q3 2025 as the base, at USD 780/MT, the latest quarter is 1.3% higher. The price in Italy was 26.6% above the group average of USD 624/MT in Q3 2026.

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

Italy eased. Imports of corn flour increased, millers lowered prices, and demand from bakeries and pasta makers was soft. Over the first nine months of 2026 the price in Italy has risen by 0.5%, which compares with a 0.5% gain in the global average. For comparison, the global average moved 1.1% lower over the same quarter.

For the Quarter Ending June 2026

Corn Flour Prices Q2 2026:

• China: USD 478/MT
• Mexico: USD 552/MT
• United States: USD 698/MT
• Italy: USD 797/MT

Corn Flour Prices in China

China rose 1.3% to USD 478/MT in Q2 2026, from USD 472/MT in Q1. Chinese prices rose as the demand from snack makers strengthened. Measured against Q2 2025, when the average stood at USD 453/MT, the market is 5.5% higher. This places China 24.2% below the four-market average of USD 631/MT for Q2 2026.

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

China rose. Demand from snack makers strengthened, corn costs went up, and millers lifted offers. Coming after a 0.9% gain in Q1, the Q2 figure sits 5.5% above the USD 453/MT of Q2 2025. Part of the move was reversed in Q3, leaving the price at USD 470/MT. For comparison, the global average moved 1.0% higher over the same quarter.

Corn Flour Prices in Mexico

In Q2 2026, the average price in Mexico rose 0.9% to USD 552/MT, compared with USD 547/MT in Q1. Mexican prices rose as the demand from tortilla makers strengthened. In Q2 2025 the average was USD 529/MT, so the market is 4.3% higher on a yearly basis. Against the four-market average of USD 631/MT, Mexico stood 12.5% below in the quarter.

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

Mexico rose. Demand from tortilla makers strengthened, white corn prices went up, and millers lifted prices. The 0.9% gain in Q1 set the base, and Q2 finished 4.3% above the USD 529/MT recorded a year earlier. Q3 reversed some of the change, with the price at USD 545/MT. The global average shifted 1.0% higher in the same quarter.

Corn Flour Prices in United States

The United States' average moved up 1.0% in Q2 2026, to USD 698/MT from USD 691/MT in Q1. American prices rose as the demand from bakeries strengthened. This represents a 4.3% increase on the USD 669/MT recorded in Q2 2025. The United States finished Q2 2026 10.6% above the four-market average of USD 631/MT.

Why did the price of Corn Flour change in Q2 2026 in United States?

The United States rose. Demand from bakeries strengthened, labor costs went up, and millers lifted offers. This followed a 0.6% gain in Q1 and left the United States 4.3% above its Q2 2025 average of USD 669/MT. The price then partly reversed in Q3, to USD 690/MT. Across the four markets the average was 1.0% higher on the quarter.

Corn Flour Prices in Italy

Prices in Italy firmed 0.8% in Q2 2026 to USD 797/MT, compared with USD 791/MT in Q1. Italian prices rose as the demand from bakeries strengthened. The year-on-year change is a 3.4% increase, from USD 771/MT in Q2 2025. The four markets averaged USD 631/MT in the quarter, so the price in Italy was 26.3% higher.

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

Italy rose. Demand from bakeries strengthened, energy costs went up, and millers lifted prices. After a 0.6% gain in Q1, the quarter closed 3.4% above the USD 771/MT recorded in Q2 2025. Part of the move was reversed in Q3, leaving the price at USD 790/MT. On the global measure the average was 1.0% higher over the quarter.

Quarterly Corn Flour Price Trends

Corn Flour prices rose through 2025 and the first half of 2026 before easing in the third quarter in all four markets. The global average moved from USD 598/MT in Q1 2025 to 606 in Q2, 615 in Q3 and 621 in Q4, then 625 in Q1 2026, 631 in Q2 and 624 in Q3, a net gain of roughly 4.3% across the window. Higher corn prices and steady demand from tortilla and snack makers lifted prices for five quarters, and larger corn supplies caused a decline in the third quarter.

What was Corn Flour Price in 2025?

2025 was a year of gradual increases for corn flour, with prices rising in each quarter in all four markets. Starting near USD 598/MT in Q1, the global average finished the year at 621 in Q4, a gain of about 3.8%. Higher corn prices and steady demand from tortilla and snack makers supported millers throughout the year.

Corn Flour Prices in China in 2025

In China, prices moved from about USD 445/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 468/MT by Q4, up roughly 5.2%. Chinese prices rose gradually as corn costs and demand from snack makers increased. The latest quarter places China at USD 470/MT, which is 0.4% above the level at which 2025 ended. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

Corn Flour Prices in Mexico in 2025

In Mexico, prices moved from about USD 522/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 542/MT by Q4, up roughly 3.8%. Mexican prices rose gradually as white corn prices and demand from tortilla makers increased. Since the 2025 close of USD 542/MT, the price in Mexico has moved up 0.6%, reaching USD 545/MT in Q3 2026.

Corn Flour Prices in United States in 2025

In the United States, prices moved from about USD 660/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 687/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.1%. American prices rose gradually as the labor costs and demand from bakeries increased. At USD 690/MT in Q3 2026, the United States stands 0.4% above its 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 Prices in Italy in 2025

In Italy, prices moved from about USD 763/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 786/MT by Q4, up roughly 3.0%. Italian prices rose gradually as the energy costs and demand from bakeries increased. The Q4 2025 close of USD 786/MT compares with USD 790/MT in Q3 2026, a 0.5% increase. The quarterly sections above show how the annual average developed over the year.

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