# EU cereal production to rise, imports to fall -  Free

> The European Commission's short-term outlook projects 2023/24 EU cereal production up 8.4% to 287.9m tonnes, with maize at 65.0m tonnes and soft wheat at 130.9m tonnes. EU imports are forecast to fall 25% to 26m tonnes while exports could rise 8%.

- Date: 2023-04-06 · published 2023-04-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36336-eu-cereal-production-to-rise-imports-to-fall-free
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU crop and sharply lower import needs reduce demand for world feed grains, pressuring corn, barley and wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [Grain markets fall on WASDE, Crop Production Reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55018-grain-markets-fall-on-wasde-crop-production-reports.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-01-16 | [EU Cereal Production Climbs As Wheat Yields Surge - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26444-eu-cereal-production-climbs-as-wheat-yields-surge-finimize.md) | +0.7% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-09-22 | [Pork imports slow in China as domestic pork production rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68942-pork-imports-slow-in-china-as-domestic-pork-production-rebounds.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-04-29 | [EU grain production set to bounce back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24614-eu-grain-production-set-to-bounce-back.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-03-21 | [Global grain production to rise in 2025/26: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25624-global-grain-production-to-rise-in-2025-26-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -4.7% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-13 | [Production forecasts on the rise - Mecardo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39539-production-forecasts-on-the-rise-mecardo.md) | +4.3% | -8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-05 | [Wheat production to rise if break arrives \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60037-wheat-production-to-rise-if-break-arrives-farm-online-act.md) | -1.0% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-16 | [EU Cereal Production Climbs As Wheat Yields Surge - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26444-eu-cereal-production-climbs-as-wheat-yields-surge-finimize.md) | +0.0% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/news/eu-cereal-production-to-rise-imports-to-fall-757661

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