# EU cuts 2024/25 maize, soft wheat crop estimates

> The European Commission cut its 2024/25 EU common wheat forecast to 112.6 million tons from 114.6 million and lowered maize output to 58.0 million tons from 60.1 million. Both revisions reflect the weather-hit crops in the bloc.

- Date: 2024-11-04 · published 2024-11-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27355-eu-cuts-2024-25-maize-soft-wheat-crop-estimates
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU wheat and maize supplies raise import demand and support world feed grain prices. The cuts add to the pressure from a poor French and German harvest.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 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) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.9% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 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) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/eu-cuts-2024-25-maize-soft-wheat-crop-estimates/

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