# Current forecasts 'broadly positive' for EU oilseeds and protein crops - Agriland.ie

> Copa Cogeca forecasts EU cereal production at about 264 million tonnes in 2026, down 6.6% from 2025. Wheat is seen down 4.2%, barley 3.5% and maize 13.9%, while oilseeds and protein crops hold up well.

- Date: 2026-07-23 · published 2026-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18399-current-forecasts-broadly-positive-for-eu-oilseeds-and-protein-crops-agriland-ie
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A sizeable EU cereal decline tightens feed grain supplies and supports European and world prices, though oilseeds remain well supplied.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-18 | [Current ENSO and IOD Conditions, Forecasts, and the Potential Impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33547-current-enso-and-iod-conditions-forecasts-and-the-potential-impacts.md) | -1.9% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [Early Spring Drought Review for US Grain and Oilseed Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13379-early-spring-drought-review-for-us-grain-and-oilseed-crops.md) | +1.3% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-14 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU cereal crop forecasts again on weather toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34979-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-cereal-crop-forecasts-again-on-weather-toll.md) | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [ABARES Cuts Crop Forecasts Again - Sharecafe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61533-abares-cuts-crop-forecasts-again-sharecafe.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-14 | [Paris wheat and rapeseed rally on Canada crop forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45015-paris-wheat-and-rapeseed-rally-on-canada-crop-forecasts-markets-business.md) | -3.3% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2023-10-18 | [Current ENSO and IOD Conditions, Forecasts, and the Potential Impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33547-current-enso-and-iod-conditions-forecasts-and-the-potential-impacts.md) | +1.9% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2023-07-14 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU cereal crop forecasts again on weather toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34979-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-cereal-crop-forecasts-again-on-weather-toll.md) | -6.9% | -11.1% |
| CORN | 2017-06-27 | [EU Crop Monitor MARS lowers forecasts for wheat, barley](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70430-eu-crop-monitor-mars-lowers-forecasts-for-wheat-barley.md) | +4.8% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/current-forecasts-broadly-positive-for-eu-oilseeds-and-protein-crops/

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