New Wheat Flour Cost Calculator

Summary: New wheat flour price calculator now available, combining MATIF milling wheat prices with production costs to estimate realistic flour market values.

What's New:

  • Wheat flour price calculation based on MATIF futures

  • Customizable input parameters including:

    • Wheat purchase price (FOB French Ports)

    • Original protein content

    • Target protein content

    • Vital wheat gluten price

  • Integration of key production cost factors:

    • Electricity consumption

    • Water usage

    • Milling efficiency rates

    • Labor costs

  • Medium-sized miller operational model

  • Located in Calculations Page under Grains & Feed

Why It Matters: Raw wheat prices tell only part of the story. This calculator helps you understand the full cost structure of flour production, enabling more informed negotiations and better prediction of price movements. Best of all, you can adjust the parameters to match your specific situation and market conditions.

How to Use It:

  1. How to Use It:

    1. Navigate to the Calculations Page

    2. Select Grains & Feed category

    3. Choose "Wheat Flour Price - MATIF" calculator

    4. Adjust the input parameters to match your needs

    5. View the calculated theoretical EXW flour price

Part of our expanded grains coverage in Q4 2024, which includes:

  • New import/export flow data for grains and flour

  • Enhanced production data coverage

  • Additional benchmark pricing for grains and flour products

Together, these tools give you a complete view of the market from trade flows to final product costs.