# Disappointing summer crop season in the south-east - Joint Research Centre

> The JRC MARS October bulletin expects EU summer crop yields mostly near or above average, but grain maize is 3% and sunflower 10% below the five-year average due to south-eastern Europe. Winter crop sowing is progressing well in most of Europe, with delays in Bulgaria, Romania, Portugal and Spain.

- Date: 2025-10-27 · published 2025-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22339-disappointing-summer-crop-season-in-the-south-east-joint-research-centre
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower maize and sunflower yields in south-east Europe tighten feed corn and sunflower meal supply, while otherwise healthy EU crops limit upside.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-10-11 | [ASAP assessment - September 2023 - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33550-asap-assessment-september-2023-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.4% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2021-07-16 | [Brazil sees record soy, disappointing corn yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45901-brazil-sees-record-soy-disappointing-corn-yields.md) | -0.1% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-07-26 | [All Eyes on Crop Development in the Heartland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57926-all-eyes-on-crop-development-in-the-heartland.md) | -2.2% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2022-04-15 | [Latest WASDE Slightly Disappointing for Wheat and Corn - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41803-latest-wasde-slightly-disappointing-for-wheat-and-corn-ag-information-network.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-27 | [Australian winter crop teetering as it enters spring - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57533-australian-winter-crop-teetering-as-it-enters-spring-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-21 | [Little change to mediocre EU crop yield outlook - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34518-little-change-to-mediocre-eu-crop-yield-outlook-joint-research-centre.md) | -2.4% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-18 | [Fair outlook despite water stress  - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19180-fair-outlook-despite-water-stress-joint-research-centre.md) | +0.4% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-27 | [EU crop yield forecasts remain above the 5-year average despite challenging weather conditions - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30174-eu-crop-yield-forecasts-remain-above-the-5-year-average-despite-challenging.md) | -7.8% | -17.5% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/disappointing-summer-crop-season-south-east-2025-10-27_en

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