# French wheat exports slump on poor crop, Algeria spat and Russian rivalry

> FranceAgriMer kept its forecast for French soft wheat shipments outside the EU in the 2024/25 season at 3.5 million tonnes. That is down about two-thirds from last season and the smallest volume this century. The decline reflects a poor crop, a dispute with Algeria and rivalry from Russian supply.

- Date: 2025-01-27 · published 2025-01-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26443-french-wheat-exports-slump-on-poor-crop-algeria-spat-and-russian-rivalry
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker French export sales leave more wheat in the EU market, which is bearish for European wheat values and reduces the country's share of global export demand.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-22 | [Russian wheat exports on the rise - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14532-russian-wheat-exports-on-the-rise-the-sizov-report-blog.md) | -0.1% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-07 | [Wheat prices touch 14-month low on surging Russian exports - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6645-wheat-prices-touch-14-month-low-on-surging-russian-exports-nikkei-asia.md) | +10.0% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [Russia’s wheat exports from Black Sea ports fall to 460kt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14174-russia-s-wheat-exports-from-black-sea-ports-fall-to-460kt.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-02 | [Record wheat exports from Russia increases pressure on prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48490-record-wheat-exports-from-russia-increases-pressure-on-prices.md) | +0.3% | +11.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-24 | [French wheat exports falter as Algeria shuns its top supplier 24.01.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43081-french-wheat-exports-falter-as-algeria-shuns-its-top-supplier-24-01-2022.md) | +1.0% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/french-wheat-exports-slump-poor-crop-algeria-spat-russian-rivalry-2025-01-27/

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