# European oilseed and grain outlook dims as sunflower and maize yields decline

> The EU's MARS report cut its grain maize yield forecast by 2% and sunflower yield forecast by 5% from September, due to heat and record-low rainfall in Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania and Greece. The EU sunflower yield estimate fell from 2.20 to 2.10 tonnes per hectare.

- Date: 2023-10-26 · published 2023-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33752-european-oilseed-and-grain-outlook-dims-as-sunflower-and-maize-yields-decline
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller EU sunflower and maize crops reduce regional supply, which supports sunflower meal and corn prices and may lift EU import demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-25 | [Reduced yield outlook for summer crops in Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40425-reduced-yield-outlook-for-summer-crops-in-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.8% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-01-26 | [Grains and oilseeds: analysts caught out by weather - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32069-grains-and-oilseeds-analysts-caught-out-by-weather-mundus-agri.md) | -0.9% | -7.1% |
| CORN | 2025-09-22 | [Summer drought reduces yields in south-east Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22803-summer-drought-reduces-yields-in-south-east-europe.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2019-12-03 | [Michigan expects lowest corn, soybean crop yields in over a decade - mlive.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55430-michigan-expects-lowest-corn-soybean-crop-yields-in-over-a-decade-mlive-com.md) | -3.7% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- mintecglobal.com: https://www.mintecglobal.com/top-stories/european-oilseed-and-grain-outlook-dims-as-sunflower-and-maize-yields-decline

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