Sofia Commodity Exchange (SCE): physical commodity exchange in Sofia
Sofia Commodity Exchange organises wholesale commodity trading with immediate spot delivery or deferred forward delivery.
AGR-025 · Physical commodity exchange · Sofia, Bulgaria · EUR; BGN (archive)
Organised spot and forward delivery market; agriculture is small relative to total turnover
Sofia Commodity Exchange organises wholesale commodity trading with immediate spot delivery or deferred forward delivery. Based in Sofia, it operates through members and brokers using common rules and a trading system. This directory classifies it as a physical commodity exchange. The word forward does not make a purchase equivalent to a standard futures position on a large financial exchange: actual delivery terms remain a central part of the commercial agreement. Buyers should identify their counterparty and the applicable contract before comparing this market with derivatives venues.
The range includes grain and food, but the scale requires careful interpretation. The 2025 review reports approximately BGN 514.7 million of total turnover, while food and grain together account for about BGN 0.594 million. Most activity therefore concerns other commodities. High turnover for the institution as a whole does not demonstrate deep liquidity in wheat or beans. The annual review also discusses prices on other markets; those comparisons must be separated from transactions actually completed on the Sofia exchange.
A buyer should inspect current-week offers separately from records of concluded transactions. A seller's asking price may differ from the price a buyer accepts. The October 2026 bulletin expresses prices in euros excluding VAT, whereas the 2025 turnover statistics are recorded in Bulgarian lev. Preserve the original currency when joining historical and recent data, and document any conversion explicitly. Read the quantity unit for each product rather than assuming one unit applies throughout the table. Published market observations should be dated before being used in a procurement comparison.
A grain seller should prepare a description covering quality, quantity, storage location, release date and payment terms. Agree brokerage charges, performance security and the procedure for quality disputes or non-delivery before submitting an offer. A buyer should settle freight, weighing and sampling arrangements before signing, especially for cross-border deliveries. Both parties benefit from recording the full delivered cost per tonne rather than only the commodity price. A missing offer in one bulletin does not prove that the product has permanently disappeared, but it does require confirmation from an intermediary. Historical contract lists should never be treated as evidence that a suitable parcel is currently available at a published reference price.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Coffee, cocoa, tea, sugar, cotton, rubber and spices, Vegetable oils and olive oil, Retail and consumer food prices
Where to find the prices
- Milling wheat; Feed wheat; Feed barley; Malting barley; Maize; Sunflower seed; White beans; sunflower oil; sugar (Web page, Free)
- Grain bids & offers (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Grain trade protocols (PDF, Weekly, Free)
- Food products offers (PDF, Daily, Free)
- Food trade protocols (PDF, Weekly, Free)
- Monthly price charts (PDF, Monthly, Free)
Products and quotations
Milling wheat; Feed wheat; Feed barley; Malting barley; Maize; Sunflower seed; White beans; Sunflower oil; Sugar
Key figures
- Total exchange turnover: 514,699,328.07 BGN (2025). All segments, predominantly industrial commodities.
- Food and grain turnover: 593,579.91 BGN (2025). Food and grain subsegments combined.
Sources
- SCE — 2025 review
- SCE — market data
- SCE — trading model
- AFM — SCE profile
- SCE — bulletin 43/2026 currency
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
