# France trims soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast

> France's farm ministry trimmed its 2024 soft wheat estimate to 25.43 million tons from 25.78 million, confirming the rain-hit crop as the smallest since the 1980s. It raised its grain maize forecast to 14.47 million tons and cut barley to 9.80 million tons.

- Date: 2024-10-16 · published 2024-10-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27790-france-trims-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller French wheat crop tightens EU feed grain supply, supporting wheat and barley prices and making imported corn and feed wheat more competitive for European compounders.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: 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 | 2024-11-13 | [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% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-04 | [EU cuts 2024/25 maize, soft wheat crop estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27355-eu-cuts-2024-25-maize-soft-wheat-crop-estimates.md) | +0.1% | -1.8% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 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) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-06 | [France Increases Wheat Crop Estimate, Cautious On Maize \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57523-france-increases-wheat-crop-estimate-cautious-on-maize-esm-magazine.md) | -3.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2021-08-04 | [France Lowers Wheat Crop Forecast \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45505-france-lowers-wheat-crop-forecast-esm-magazine.md) | -1.0% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-trims-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast/

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