# Agritel Estimates French 2023 Soft Wheat Harvest at 34.8 Mln T

> Reuters reports that Agritel forecasts France's soft wheat harvest will rise 3.3% to 34.82 million tonnes, which it calls disappointing because of dry weather. Agritel says 2-3 million tonnes of potential were lost in May-June, and the farm ministry had earlier put the crop at 35 million tonnes. Field work is also being delayed by rain.

- Date: 2023-07-26 · published 2023-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34978-agritel-estimates-french-2023-soft-wheat-harvest-at-34-8-mln-t
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The French crop is still above the five-year average, so it offsets some of the earlier EU tightness and leaves wheat prices roughly flat. Further weather delays at harvest could add pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [French 2023 soft wheat crop pegged at 34.8mn t](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34977-french-2023-soft-wheat-crop-pegged-at-34-8mn-t.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | +0.7% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-08 | [Rain Brings Respite For EU Wheat As Smaller Harvest Looms \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52551-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-as-smaller-harvest-looms-esm-magazine.md) | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-30 | [Harvest 2019: Rain could put the brakes on wheat combining](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58188-harvest-2019-rain-could-put-the-brakes-on-wheat-combining.md) | -1.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-15 | [English barley harvest falls to 14-year low as wheat edges higher - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/486-english-barley-harvest-falls-to-14-year-low-as-wheat-edges-higher-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.8% | — |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/agritel-estimates-french-2023-soft-wheat-harvest-at-34-8-mln-t-7566116

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