# France Faces Potential Drop to Century’s Lowest Durum Wheat Production Amid Adverse Weather

> France's durum wheat crop could fall to its lowest in a century after a 2023 harvest of 1.28 million tons, with planting intentions down 10.5% to 205,000 hectares. Wet conditions in the west and drought on the Mediterranean coast add to the risk.

- Date: 2024-02-08 · published 2024-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31604-france-faces-potential-drop-to-century-s-lowest-durum-wheat-production-amid
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking French durum crop has little direct effect on feed grains, but it marginally supports wheat-complex sentiment and pasta-grade pricing.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-17 | [France's wheat production to fall after heatwaves push early harvest - RFI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18283-france-s-wheat-production-to-fall-after-heatwaves-push-early-harvest-rfi.md) | +3.8% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-07 | [France’s soft wheat crop drops due to weather woes \| 2020-07-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52050-france-s-soft-wheat-crop-drops-due-to-weather-woes-2020-07-07-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-30 | [Adverse global weather creates potent bull market for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46137-adverse-global-weather-creates-potent-bull-market-for-wheat.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| 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 | 2020-09-24 | [Wheat prices rose because of lower production forecast for Argentina](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10435-wheat-prices-rose-because-of-lower-production-forecast-for-argentina.md) | +6.7% | +11.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-faces-potential-drop-to-centurys-lowest-durum-wheat-production-amid-adverse-weather/

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