# How this summer’s heat and drought impacted crops in Europe – in six charts

> Carbon Brief summarizes how this summer's extreme heat, drought and wildfires reduced European crop output and yields. Cereal production is expected to fall in most EU countries, and the piece cites about €2bn in cereal losses after a June heatwave and a four-decade low in French maize.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17430-how-this-summer-s-heat-and-drought-impacted-crops-in-europe-in-six-charts
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Broad European crop losses reduce feed grain supply and support corn and wheat prices, although this is a retrospective overview of already-known losses.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-09-22 | [Summer drought reduces yields in south-east Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22803-summer-drought-reduces-yields-in-south-east-europe.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-07-31 | [Barley Market Report: Drought Shrinks Crops and Impacts Economics - The Barley Bin](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12890-barley-market-report-drought-shrinks-crops-and-impacts-economics-the-barley-bin.md) | -11.7% | -13.2% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [Heatwaves impact summer and winter crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18282-heatwaves-impact-summer-and-winter-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-05-20 | [It's Not Just Drought Meteorologists Are Concerned About This Summer, It's Also Heat - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13089-it-s-not-just-drought-meteorologists-are-concerned-about-this-summer-it-s-also.md) | +1.6% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [Drought affects crops in Rio Grande do Sul](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13658-drought-affects-crops-in-rio-grande-do-sul.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-27 | [Heatwaves impact summer and winter crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18282-heatwaves-impact-summer-and-winter-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | -2.0% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-01 | [Argentina Crops Being Impacted by Drought Conditions - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56410-argentina-crops-being-impacted-by-drought-conditions-proag.md) | -4.8% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- carbonbrief.org: https://www.carbonbrief.org/how-this-summers-heat-and-drought-impacted-crops-in-europe-in-six-charts

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