# Expana lifts EU wheat, abarley crop outlook, cuts maize - Markets - Business Recorder

> Expana raised its forecast for EU soft wheat and barley production in its May cereals report, to 128.8 million tonnes for soft wheat, still 6% below 2025. Better conditions in Romania, Bulgaria and Spain, plus returning rain in France and Germany, eased drought fears.

- Date: 2026-05-15 · published 2026-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19181-expana-lifts-eu-wheat-abarley-crop-outlook-cuts-maize-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU wheat and barley crop adds export competition and weighs on feed grain prices. Maize was cut, which is mildly supportive for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-24 | [Southern Europe lifts EU wheat yield outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24138-southern-europe-lifts-eu-wheat-yield-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-26 | [Wheat extends losses on better US crop outlook, firmer dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11777-wheat-extends-losses-on-better-us-crop-outlook-firmer-dollar-markets-business.md) | -0.1% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-07 | [Australia lifts wheat forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45030-australia-lifts-wheat-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.8% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-04 | [Chicago wheat down - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7138-chicago-wheat-down-markets-business-recorder.md) | +4.6% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-30 | [French wheat, barley crop ratings ease as farmers wrap up sowing - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21893-french-wheat-barley-crop-ratings-ease-as-farmers-wrap-up-sowing-markets.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-25 | [French wheat rating slips, maize sowing slows as rain returns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30177-french-wheat-rating-slips-maize-sowing-slows-as-rain-returns-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2020-06-11 | [Wheat slides on record global stocks estimate - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52557-wheat-slides-on-record-global-stocks-estimate-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40421201

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