# France raises wheat harvest forecast but expects corn production to decline

> France's agriculture ministry raised its soft wheat harvest forecast to 33.1 million tons, up from 32.6 million, a 29% rise over the 2024 crop. It expects grain maize output to fall 5.6% to 13.9 million tons because drought and heat reduced yields, despite more planted area.

- Date: 2025-08-11 · published 2025-08-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23272-france-raises-wheat-harvest-forecast-but-expects-corn-production-to-decline
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A bigger French wheat crop adds supply to world markets and pressures wheat prices. Lower French maize output tightens EU feed grain availability and supports corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-13 | [France raises again its forecast for soft wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68911-france-raises-again-its-forecast-for-soft-wheat-production.md) | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-17 | [France Updates Wheat and Corn Production Forecasts for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22802-france-updates-wheat-and-corn-production-forecasts-for-2025.md) | +0.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-03 | [Australia raises wheat production forecast by 60,000 tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26917-australia-raises-wheat-production-forecast-by-60-000-tons.md) | +1.1% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-03 | [Australia raises wheat production forecast by 2.7 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28282-australia-raises-wheat-production-forecast-by-2-7-mln-tons.md) | +1.6% | +11.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-19 | [Strategy Grains raises forecasts for EU wheat harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57026-strategy-grains-raises-forecasts-for-eu-wheat-harvests.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2025-09-17 | [France Updates Wheat and Corn Production Forecasts for 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22802-france-updates-wheat-and-corn-production-forecasts-for-2025.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2026-04-23 | [EU overall grains production forecast to decline \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19660-eu-overall-grains-production-forecast-to-decline-world-grain.md) | +1.7% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-26 | [MARS raises EU soft wheat yield forecast to 6.15 t/ha](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23267-mars-raises-eu-soft-wheat-yield-forecast-to-6-15-t-ha.md) | +2.1% | +7.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-raises-wheat-harvest-forecast-but-expects-corn-production-to-decline/

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