# France ups soft wheat area estimate

> France's farm ministry raised its winter soft wheat area estimate to 4.61 million hectares from 4.57 million, with total soft wheat area at 4.63 million hectares, up 10% from the rain-hit 2024 harvest. Durum wheat area is expected to fall 7% to its lowest in over 30 years, and rapeseed area was raised to 1.29 million hectares.

- Date: 2025-04-17 · published 2025-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25049-france-ups-soft-wheat-area-estimate
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger French soft wheat area points to higher EU supply for 2025/26, which is mildly bearish for wheat prices, while the durum decline is supportive for durum markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-24 | [Grain estimate. More wheat in France \| Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71952-grain-estimate-more-wheat-in-france-agriculture.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-13 | [France reduces its soft wheat area estimates and predicts a drop in maize planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24613-france-reduces-its-soft-wheat-area-estimates-and-predicts-a-drop-in-maize.md) | -4.2% | -2.6% |
| 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 | 2025-02-12 | [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% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-02-22 | [Early Estimates Expect 2018/19 Wheat Production to Fall in the Black Sea - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66432-early-estimates-expect-2018-19-wheat-production-to-fall-in-the-black-sea-u-s.md) | +9.1% | -0.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2025-09-05 | [W35 2025: Wheat Weekly Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22805-w35-2025-wheat-weekly-update.md) | +1.5% | +4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [The USDA raised its consumption forecast and lowered its estimate of wheat stocks, but prices continued to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36464-the-usda-raised-its-consumption-forecast-and-lowered-its-estimate-of-wheat.md) | +1.5% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-ups-soft-wheat-area-estimate/

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