# Expana lifts EU cereal forecasts, maize exceeds expectations | Reuters

> Expana raised its monthly EU grain production forecast for 2025/26, lifting soft wheat output by 0.3 million tons to 136.4 million tons, a record high. Barley was revised up 0.2 million tons to 56.4 million tons, a 17-year high, and maize output exceeded expectations.

- Date: 2025-10-09 · published 2025-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22336-expana-lifts-eu-cereal-forecasts-maize-exceeds-expectations-reuters
- 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 cereal crop adds exportable supply and weighs on wheat and barley prices and feed grain availability for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 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) | +0.6% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-16 | [Winter crops exceed expectations: ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48601-winter-crops-exceed-expectations-abares.md) | +1.3% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-15 | [Expana lifts EU wheat, abarley crop outlook, cuts maize - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19181-expana-lifts-eu-wheat-abarley-crop-outlook-cuts-maize-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.2% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-28 | [ABARES lifts forecasts for all major crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42659-abares-lifts-forecasts-for-all-major-crops-grain-central.md) | +12.1% | +26.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-25 | [Wheat Price Forecast: Expectations For Abundant Supplies To](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24272-wheat-price-forecast-expectations-for-abundant-supplies-to.md) | +2.2% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-10-01 | [Coceral lowers EU grain production forecast \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44482-coceral-lowers-eu-grain-production-forecast-miller-magazine.md) | +0.7% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2019-05-12 | [FAO: Record cereal harvests expected for South America in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59012-fao-record-cereal-harvests-expected-for-south-america-in-2019.md) | +6.9% | +11.9% |
| CORN | 2021-11-09 | [France raises crop forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43990-france-raises-crop-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/expana-lifts-eu-cereal-forecasts-maize-exceeds-expectations-2025-10-09/

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