# COCEREAL gives EU grain crop a boost   | World Grain

> COCERAL's second 2026 forecast puts the EU-27+UK total grain crop at 298.8 million tonnes, below the 310.5 million harvested in 2025. Wheat is seen at 142.6 million tonnes, barley at 59.3 million, and corn recovering to 60.7 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-03-20 · published 2026-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20111-cocereal-gives-eu-grain-crop-a-boost-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller total grain crop than last year tightens European feed grain supply, though the corn recovery partly offsets the decline and keeps prices supported modestly.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-12 | [COCEREAL revises 2021 EU crop forecast lower  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48084-cocereal-revises-2021-eu-crop-forecast-lower-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-13 | [Coceral sees smaller EU wheat crop in 2022 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43539-coceral-sees-smaller-eu-wheat-crop-in-2022-world-grain.md) | -6.0% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-10 | [COCERAL reduces crop projection for EU-27+UK  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45013-coceral-reduces-crop-projection-for-eu-27-uk-world-grain.md) | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-19 | [COCERAL revises E.U. crop forecast downward \| 2018-09-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62960-coceral-revises-e-u-crop-forecast-downward-2018-09-19-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +8.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-03 | [Weather, input costs wreak havoc on EU crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17838-weather-input-costs-wreak-havoc-on-eu-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.8% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-12 | [COCEREAL revises 2021 EU crop forecast lower  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48084-cocereal-revises-2021-eu-crop-forecast-lower-world-grain.md) | -9.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-01-15 | [Bumper soybean crop expected in Argentina \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13942-bumper-soybean-crop-expected-in-argentina-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2020-08-26 | [Coceral cuts EU grain harvest 2020 again market report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51572-coceral-cuts-eu-grain-harvest-2020-again-market-report.md) | +1.5% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22547-cocereal-gives-eu-grain-crop-a-boost

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