# France crop tour: Drought caps yields in Centre-East | Latest Market News

> The Argus France wheat crop tour found 2026-27 yield potential in Aube and Seine-et-Marne about 5pc below the seven-year average at roughly 7.6 and 7.8 t/ha. The shortfall comes mainly from spring drought affecting shallower soils, and crops are now mature and entering harvest.

- Date: 2024-03-25 · published 2024-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31153-france-crop-tour-drought-caps-yields-in-centre-east-latest-market-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower yields in key Centre-East regions reinforce concern about the French crop and support wheat prices, although the impact depends on final harvest results.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [France lowers 2024-25 wheat production outlook \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31149-france-lowers-2024-25-wheat-production-outlook-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-29 | [Crop Tour Drives Corn Market Rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40050-crop-tour-drives-corn-market-rally.md) | +0.5% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-10 | [Eastern drought pushes Australian winter crop forecast lower - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62503-eastern-drought-pushes-australian-winter-crop-forecast-lower-grain-central.md) | +8.2% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-23 | [Crop markets wake up to evolving drought disaster \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46115-crop-markets-wake-up-to-evolving-drought-disaster-the-western-producer.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-11 | [Drought bites in the east as ABARES forecasts 12pc cut to grain production - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62980-drought-bites-in-the-east-as-abares-forecasts-12pc-cut-to-grain-production-abc.md) | -7.4% | -7.0% |

## Sources

- argusmedia.com: https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news-and-insights/latest-market-news/2844800-france-crop-tour-drought-caps-yields-in-centre-east

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