# COCERAL advanced the forecast for the wheat harvest in the EU and UK in 2026

> COCERAL raised its EU and UK soft wheat forecast to 143.7 million tonnes from 142.6 million in March, below last year's record 150.8 million. It cut the EU corn forecast by 3 million tonnes to 57.2 million tonnes, citing a 15% decline in EU corn acreage over nearly 10 years. It said the French heatwave should not significantly hurt yields.

- Date: 2026-06-11 · published 2026-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18757-coceral-advanced-the-forecast-for-the-wheat-harvest-in-the-eu-and-uk-in-2026
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The lower EU corn forecast tightens feed corn supply and supports corn prices, while the slightly higher wheat crop keeps wheat supply comfortable.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [COCERAL lowers forecast for EU grain harvest \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39524-coceral-lowers-forecast-for-eu-grain-harvest-miller-magazine.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-24 | [EU trims 2021/22 wheat harvest and stocks forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46520-eu-trims-2021-22-wheat-harvest-and-stocks-forecasts-markets-business-recorder.md) | +4.6% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-06-25 | [MARS lowered yield forecasts for wheat, corn and rapeseed for the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29697-mars-lowered-yield-forecasts-for-wheat-corn-and-rapeseed-for-the-eu.md) | -4.9% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-09-17 | [France Updates Wheat and Corn Production Forecasts for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22802-france-updates-wheat-and-corn-production-forecasts-for-2025.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-08-25 | [EU slashes maize crop forecast again, increases wheat harvest estimate \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39992-eu-slashes-maize-crop-forecast-again-increases-wheat-harvest-estimate-reuters.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-20 | [Harvest 2018: The wheat harvest in advance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63981-harvest-2018-the-wheat-harvest-in-advance.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-10 | [France: wheat acreage for the 2018 harvest almost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65478-france-wheat-acreage-for-the-2018-harvest-almost.md) | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-01 | [COCERAL predicts 134.5 mln t of 2024 wheat crop in EU plus UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43993-coceral-predicts-134-5-mln-t-of-2024-wheat-crop-in-eu-plus-uk.md) | +9.3% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/coceral-advanced-the-forecast-for-the-wheat-harvest-in-the-eu-and-uk-in-2026/

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