# Tough summer hits EU grain production outlook - Grain Central

> The European Commission pegged EU-27 total cereal production for 2023-24 at 276.02 Mt, down month on month after dry conditions depleted soil moisture across western, central and northern Europe. Soft wheat output was estimated at 127.43 Mt and the barley yield at 4.74 t/ha.

- Date: 2023-08-01 · published 2023-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34513-tough-summer-hits-eu-grain-production-outlook-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU cereal crop tightens feed grain and wheat supplies, supporting prices for corn, wheat and barley substitutes in feed rations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Heatwaves take their toll on EU grain production - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17839-heatwaves-take-their-toll-on-eu-grain-production-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-08 | [Wheat production forecast down: NAB - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69415-wheat-production-forecast-down-nab-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Winter crop production down after poor start to spring: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61530-winter-crop-production-down-after-poor-start-to-spring-abares-grain-central.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-10 | [Heatwave knock to sorghum yield outlook lifts cereal price - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72546-heatwave-knock-to-sorghum-yield-outlook-lifts-cereal-price-grain-central.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-16 | [Strategie Grains has lowered its forecast for EU wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31601-strategie-grains-has-lowered-its-forecast-for-eu-wheat-production.md) | +0.5% | +4.8% |
| CORN | 2017-02-07 | [Markets waiting for certainty on South American summer crop - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72338-markets-waiting-for-certainty-on-south-american-summer-crop-grain-central.md) | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2017-04-20 | [Summer grain harvest shows good productivity - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71354-summer-grain-harvest-shows-good-productivity-revista-cultivar.md) | +0.2% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/tough-summer-hits-eu-grain-production-outlook/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.