# Cereal and rapeseed yields forecast up in Europe -  Free

> The EU MARS Bulletin released 24 April 2023 forecasts wheat yields at 5.74 t/ha, above the five-year average of 5.59 t/ha, and barley at 4.92 t/ha, slightly above average. Spain and Portugal are expected to have below-average yields, while Ireland and much of northern Europe are near or above average.

- Date: 2023-04-24 · published 2023-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36334-cereal-and-rapeseed-yields-forecast-up-in-europe-free
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Above-trend EU wheat and barley yields point to larger European grain supplies, which weighs on feed grain prices and reduces import demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-12 | [The French Ministry of Agriculture made its first forecast for soft wheat, barley and rapeseed yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69903-the-french-ministry-of-agriculture-made-its-first-forecast-for-soft-wheat.md) | -2.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-17 | [Strategie Grains Increased Its Forecast On Wheat And Barley Yields In The EU, But Decreased Its Corn Forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71948-strategie-grains-increased-its-forecast-on-wheat-and-barley-yields-in-the-eu.md) | -2.9% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-03 | [ABARES experts again raise Australia's wheat, barley and rapeseed crop forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20128-abares-experts-again-raise-australia-s-wheat-barley-and-rapeseed-crop-forecasts.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-28 | [Coceral Association raises forecast for soft wheat in EU and UK after rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41356-coceral-association-raises-forecast-for-soft-wheat-in-eu-and-uk-after-rains.md) | -2.1% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-21 | [In France, the cultivation area of rapeseed and winter cereals was increased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37271-in-france-the-cultivation-area-of-rapeseed-and-winter-cereals-was-increased.md) | -3.7% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/news/cereal-and-rapeseed-yields-forecast-up-in-europe-761270

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