# French Wheat Yields Look Better Than Last Year, Grain Group Says | Financial Post

> Intercereales president Benoit Pietrement said France's winter soft wheat and barley yields look slightly better than last season, at 7.2 to 7.4 t/ha, despite adverse weather. Conditions improved in the week to June 8 after rain and cooler temperatures, and the harvest is expected to start early. Farmers face a fourth year of high fuel and fertilizer costs, and planted wheat area fell again.

- Date: 2026-06-12 · published 2026-06-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18751-french-wheat-yields-look-better-than-last-year-grain-group-says-financial-post
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Better-than-expected French yields add to EU wheat supply and weigh mildly on wheat prices, though the lower planted area and high input costs limit the downside.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Soybeans firm after 2-week low, wheat slips on Australian crop \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5270-soybeans-firm-after-2-week-low-wheat-slips-on-australian-crop-financial-post.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-08 | [Early wheat harvest boosts supply outlook - Economy News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20133-early-wheat-harvest-boosts-supply-outlook-economy-news-the-financial-express.md) | +0.6% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-28 | [Victorian tour puts wheat, barley yields above ABARES’: GIAV - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56533-victorian-tour-puts-wheat-barley-yields-above-abares-giav-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-25 | [Favourable Australian weather spells second bumper wheat harvest \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47056-favourable-australian-weather-spells-second-bumper-wheat-harvest-financial-post.md) | -2.5% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-10 | [French soft wheat may see some quality loss after rain -FranceAgriMer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34520-french-soft-wheat-may-see-some-quality-loss-after-rain-franceagrimer.md) | -1.2% | -7.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/french-wheat-yields-look-better-than-last-year-grain-group-says

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