# France lowers soft wheat harvest and export forecasts

> FranceAgriMer cut its soft wheat harvest forecast to 23.52 million tons from 27.25 million in July. Its export forecast fell to 10.11 million tons from 14.11 million.

- Date: 2024-09-19 · published 2024-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28264-france-lowers-soft-wheat-harvest-and-export-forecasts
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower French exports remove a major supply source from world wheat markets, supporting prices and pushing buyers toward Black Sea origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-24 | 5 | +11.7% | 2.8 | FranceAgriMer cut French wheat harvest and export forecasts, reducing exporter supply. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-02 | [Experts have lowered the forecast for the soft wheat harvest in the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32067-experts-have-lowered-the-forecast-for-the-soft-wheat-harvest-in-the-eu.md) | -2.8% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-10 | [France expects lowest wheat harvest in 4 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29187-france-expects-lowest-wheat-harvest-in-4-years.md) | -4.1% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-13 | [FranceAgriMer lowers forecast for wheat end stocks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44481-franceagrimer-lowers-forecast-for-wheat-end-stocks.md) | +0.6% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-04 | [France Lowers Wheat Crop Forecast \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45505-france-lowers-wheat-crop-forecast-esm-magazine.md) | -2.7% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-12 | [WASDE Lowers Wheat, Corn and Soybean Forecasts \| AgWired](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56021-wasde-lowers-wheat-corn-and-soybean-forecasts-agwired.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-lowers-soft-wheat-harvest-and-export-forecasts/

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