# France lowers 2024-25 wheat production outlook | Latest Market News

> The French agriculture ministry agency Agreste cut its 2024-25 French wheat production estimate (excluding durum) to 25.78mn t, down 540,000t from August, on unfavourable weather and average yields of 6.15t/ha. It also lowered barley to 10.05mn t and raised corn to 14.39mn t.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31149-france-lowers-2024-25-wheat-production-outlook-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller French wheat and barley crop tightens EU feed grain supply and supports wheat and barley prices, while higher corn output partly offsets the feed tightness.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-01 | [Even with lower HRW Outlook, U.S. Wheat Production called up for 2018/](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64557-even-with-lower-hrw-outlook-u-s-wheat-production-called-up-for-2018.md) | +0.3% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-29 | [Outlook Dims for Global Spring Wheat Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48188-outlook-dims-for-global-spring-wheat-production.md) | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [Wheat rises on Russian crop woes, but US production outlook limits gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4593-wheat-rises-on-russian-crop-woes-but-us-production-outlook-limits-gains-markets.md) | +19.4% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-08 | [France Faces Potential Drop to Century’s Lowest Durum Wheat Production Amid Adverse Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31604-france-faces-potential-drop-to-century-s-lowest-durum-wheat-production-amid.md) | -4.2% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-26 | [Wheat production concerns in Europe spook markets - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53054-wheat-production-concerns-in-europe-spook-markets-grain-central.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2594956-france-to-produce-25.17mn-t-of-wheat-in-2024
- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2608902-france-lowers-2024-25-wheat-production-outlook

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