# Strategie Grains cuts EU wheat crop forecast as harvesting starts - AgCanada

> Strategie Grains cut its forecast for the 2024/25 EU soft wheat crop by 1.7 million tonnes to 121.8 million tonnes, a four-year low. It also lowered its EU barley forecast to 52.2 million tonnes, with France expected to see the largest year-on-year decline.

- Date: 2024-06-13 · published 2024-06-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29698-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-as-harvesting-starts-agcanada
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU wheat and barley crop reduces exportable supply and supports prices for feed-grade and milling wheat and barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-13 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU, UK wheat crop forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51571-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-uk-wheat-crop-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-19 | [Strategie Grains Cuts EU Wheat, Barley Crop Forecast But Sees Rain Relief \| Checkout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59023-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-wheat-barley-crop-forecast-but-sees-rain-relief.md) | +10.5% | +9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-25 | [EU sharply cuts soft wheat harvest forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52547-eu-sharply-cuts-soft-wheat-harvest-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.8% | -5.4% |
| 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 | 2021-01-27 | [Smaller wheat and oat crops forecast for Canada \| 2021-01-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49209-smaller-wheat-and-oat-crops-forecast-for-canada-2021-01-27-world-grain.md) | -10.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/strategie-grains-cuts-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-as-harvesting-starts

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