# France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 years

> GoodMills estimates EU-28 wheat production at about 135 million tonnes, down from 147 million in 2023, with yields down about 4% and area down nearly 5%. Wet conditions in western Europe and dryness in central and eastern Europe also reduced protein levels and test weights.

- Date: 2024-08-09 · published 2024-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28709-france-heading-to-one-of-worst-wheat-harvests-in-40-years
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU output and weaker milling quality tighten the supply of higher-grade wheat, supporting prices for milling and feed-grade wheat alike.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-08-14 | [France expects lowest wheat harvest in almost 40 years - Food & Agribusiness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28708-france-expects-lowest-wheat-harvest-in-almost-40-years-food-and-agribusiness.md) | -6.3% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-23 | [Global wheat harvest to fall for first time in six years: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63504-global-wheat-harvest-to-fall-for-first-time-in-six-years-igc-grain-central.md) | +1.6% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-18 | [Australia says 2019/20 wheat harvest drops to lowest in 12 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54573-australia-says-2019-20-wheat-harvest-drops-to-lowest-in-12-years.md) | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-19 | [France lowers soft wheat harvest and export forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28264-france-lowers-soft-wheat-harvest-and-export-forecasts.md) | +11.4% | +5.6% |

## Sources

- ewn.co.za: http://ewn.co.za/2024/08/09/france-heading-to-one-of-worst-wheat-harvests-in-40-years

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