# French Wheat Harvest, Yields Seen Plunging as Troubles Deepen - Bloomberg

> French soft wheat production is forecast at 25.98 million tons, down 26% from last year, according to AGPB president Eric Thirouin. Yields fell 17% to 6.2 t/ha, extending a slide that began in 2015.

- Date: 2024-09-05 · published 2024-09-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28260-french-wheat-harvest-yields-seen-plunging-as-troubles-deepen-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp French crop shortfall tightens EU wheat exports and supports European and world wheat prices, raising feed-grain replacement costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-17 | [Heatwave Poses Risks for French, Spanish Wheat as EU Harvest Nears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40872-heatwave-poses-risks-for-french-spanish-wheat-as-eu-harvest-nears.md) | -3.4% | -14.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-20 | [Wheat’s Drought Battle and Surging Demand: Why Prices Are Flying - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50682-wheat-s-drought-battle-and-surging-demand-why-prices-are-flying-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-12 | [Wheat Prices Spike as US Sees War, Adverse Weather Hurting Crops - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41431-wheat-prices-spike-as-us-sees-war-adverse-weather-hurting-crops-bloomberg.md) | +5.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-23 | [Heat Worries US Wheat Farmers Just as Crop Prices Surge - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18406-heat-worries-us-wheat-farmers-just-as-crop-prices-surge-bloomberg.md) | -2.5% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-14 | [French wheat and barley harvesting remains slow after wet spell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34519-french-wheat-and-barley-harvesting-remains-slow-after-wet-spell.md) | -0.5% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-05/french-wheat-harvest-yields-seen-plunging-as-troubles-deepen

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