# EU Cereal Production Climbs As Wheat Yields Surge - Finimize

> Strategie Grains forecasts EU cereal production of 273.6 million tonnes for 2025/26, with soft wheat rising to 127.2 million tonnes, up 13 million from last year. Yields are projected at 5.9 tonnes per hectare for soft wheat. Barley, maize and rye show smaller gains.

- Date: 2025-01-16 · published 2025-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26444-eu-cereal-production-climbs-as-wheat-yields-surge-finimize
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU cereal crop reduces import needs and adds supply to global markets, which tends to weigh on wheat and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-30 | [Wheat Falling as USDA Raises Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22925-wheat-falling-as-usda-raises-production.md) | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-06 | [EU cereal production to rise, imports to fall -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36336-eu-cereal-production-to-rise-imports-to-fall-free.md) | -3.0% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-03 | [Production Update: USDA Confirms High U.S. Wheat Yields Offset Reduced Planted Area - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5899-production-update-usda-confirms-high-u-s-wheat-yields-offset-reduced-planted.md) | -4.2% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-02 | [Wheat producers facing below cost of production prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72524-wheat-producers-facing-below-cost-of-production-prices.md) | +3.4% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [Strong production seen for Argentina corn, wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/125-strong-production-seen-for-argentina-corn-wheat-world-grain.md) | +0.2% | — |
| CORN | 2023-04-06 | [EU cereal production to rise, imports to fall -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36336-eu-cereal-production-to-rise-imports-to-fall-free.md) | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-10-28 | [Strong production seen for Argentina corn, wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/125-strong-production-seen-for-argentina-corn-wheat-world-grain.md) | -0.5% | — |
| CORN | 2024-01-05 | [World 2023 cereal production forecast up from last month; early prospects for 2024 point to limited area growth for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32070-world-2023-cereal-production-forecast-up-from-last-month-early-prospects-for.md) | -1.5% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- finimize.com: https://finimize.com/content/eu-cereal-production-climbs-as-wheat-yields-surge

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