# France reduces its soft wheat area estimates and predicts a drop in maize planting

> France's agriculture ministry lowered its 2025 soft wheat area estimate to 4.60 million ha, still 9.1% above last year. Maize area is estimated at 1.48 million ha, down 7.6%, and sunflower area fell 10.7%. Rapeseed area was raised slightly to 1.3 million ha.

- Date: 2025-05-13 · published 2025-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24613-france-reduces-its-soft-wheat-area-estimates-and-predicts-a-drop-in-maize
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger French wheat area and a smaller maize area point to a production rebound in wheat and tighter French corn supply. The shift tilts feed grain balances toward wheat substitution and modestly supports corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-10 | [France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20527-france-raises-winter-soft-wheat-and-rapeseed-planting-estimates-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-17 | [France ups soft wheat area estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25049-france-ups-soft-wheat-area-estimate.md) | +2.5% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-11 | [France Raises Wheat Crop Estimate, Sees Fall In Maize Output \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23259-france-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-sees-fall-in-maize-output-esm-magazine.md) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-06 | [France Increases Wheat Crop Estimate, Cautious On Maize \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57523-france-increases-wheat-crop-estimate-cautious-on-maize-esm-magazine.md) | +0.1% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-14 | [UPDATE 2-France Nudges up 2023 Soft Wheat Area Estimate, Raises Rapeseed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37267-update-2-france-nudges-up-2023-soft-wheat-area-estimate-raises-rapeseed.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |
| CORN | 2024-11-04 | [EU cuts 2024/25 maize, soft wheat crop estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27355-eu-cuts-2024-25-maize-soft-wheat-crop-estimates.md) | +2.5% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-11 | [France Raises Wheat Crop Estimate, Sees Fall In Maize Output \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23259-france-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-sees-fall-in-maize-output-esm-magazine.md) | -0.0% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- energynews.oedigital.com: https://energynews.oedigital.com/environment/2025/05/13/france-reduces-its-soft-wheat-area-estimates-and-predicts-a-drop-in-maize-planting

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