# France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder

> France's farm ministry raised its 2024 soft wheat estimate to 25.6 million tons from 25.4 million, still 27% below 2023 and one of the smallest crops since the 1980s. It raised its maize forecast to 14.6 million tons while cutting sunflowerseed and sugar beet estimates over lower expected sugar content.

- Date: 2024-11-13 · published 2024-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy rain cut France's wheat area and yields, so the small crop keeps EU wheat supplies tight and supports feed wheat prices. The maize upgrade is a modest offset for corn buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-13 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate, raises maize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34028-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize.md) | +0.6% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-13 | [France raises 2021 maize, sugar beet crop estimates, cuts wheat 13.10.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44479-france-raises-2021-maize-sugar-beet-crop-estimates-cuts-wheat-13-10-2021.md) | +0.6% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-05 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate to 29.7mn tonnes, down 25pc from last year - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51569-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-to-29-7mn-tonnes-down-25pc-from-last-year.md) | -1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-18 | [France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +11.0% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-13 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU, UK wheat crop forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51571-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-uk-wheat-crop-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| CORN | 2024-10-16 | [France trims soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27790-france-trims-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +2.5% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-04-17 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41779-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Strategie Grains enhances EU wheat crop forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37268-strategie-grains-enhances-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40332111

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