# France shows optimistic attitudes towards the 2026 harvest

> FranceAgriMer revised its 2025/26 forecasts, with wheat exports outside the EU falling, barley output rising, and French winter crops developing favorably and on schedule.

- Date: 2025-12-23 · published 2025-12-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21436-france-shows-optimistic-attitudes-towards-the-2026-harvest
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower non-EU wheat exports from France add to supply available within Europe, a mildly bearish factor for wheat. Higher barley output eases feed barley availability.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-21 | [Agritel: France's soft wheat harvest 2017 "generally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69904-agritel-france-s-soft-wheat-harvest-2017-generally.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-12 | [France Sees 10% Increase in Winter Soft Wheat Sowing Area for 2025 Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25978-france-sees-10-increase-in-winter-soft-wheat-sowing-area-for-2025-harvest.md) | +2.2% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-16 | [French Ministry of Agriculture has estimated the current year’s wheat harvest at 32.6 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23687-french-ministry-of-agriculture-has-estimated-the-current-year-s-wheat-harvest.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-17 | [Wheat prices soften ahead of harvest \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6382-wheat-prices-soften-ahead-of-harvest-the-land-nsw.md) | -3.8% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-19 | [On track for near-record harvest - The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39071-on-track-for-near-record-harvest-the-guardian.md) | -0.5% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/france-shows-optimistic-attitudes-towards-th-gptgcb

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