# France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast

> France's farm ministry lowered its 2024 soft wheat estimate to 25.78 million tons, down 27% from last year and the lowest since 1986. Barley was cut to 10.05 million tons, while grain maize was raised to 14.39 million tons.

- Date: 2024-09-18 · published 2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-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 and barley crop tightens EU feed supplies, while the higher maize forecast partly offsets corn tightness.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-24 | 5 | +11.7% | 2.8 | France's soft wheat estimate was cut to the lowest since 1986, reducing EU supply. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2024-11-04 | [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 | 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 | 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 | 2023-09-13 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate, raises maize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34028-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize.md) | -7.1% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2021-11-09 | [France raises crop forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43990-france-raises-crop-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.9% | +10.7% |

## Sources

- tridge.com: https://www.tridge.com/news/france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises--svdddy

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