# EU soft wheat sowings for 2023 to ease, but yields likely to gain - Strategie Grains - Grain Price News

> Strategie Grains forecast EU soft wheat sowings for 2023 at 21.67 million hectares, down about 110,000 hectares year on year, while expecting EU rapeseed area to rise to a five-year high. It also said yields could recover from drought-hit 2022 levels if fertilizer supplies are adequate.

- Date: 2022-11-18 · published 2022-11-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38610-eu-soft-wheat-sowings-for-2023-to-ease-but-yields-likely-to-gain-strategie
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU wheat area and possible yield recovery partly offset each other, while Ukraine's expected sharp area drop and fertilizer risks add support to wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-19 | [Strategie Grains Cuts EU Wheat, Barley Crop Forecast But Sees Rain Relief \| Checkout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59023-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-wheat-barley-crop-forecast-but-sees-rain-relief.md) | +10.5% | +9.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-18 | [New Season Wheat Yield In The EU To Grow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71428-new-season-wheat-yield-in-the-eu-to-grow.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-13 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU, UK wheat crop forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51571-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-uk-wheat-crop-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-01 | [Feedinfo - Pre-Harvest Crop Tour Assesses French Soft Wheat Yield Potential – Stratégie Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40426-feedinfo-pre-harvest-crop-tour-assesses-french-soft-wheat-yield-potential.md) | -7.2% | -15.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-22 | [A bit smaller EU wheat crop predicted for 2026-27 - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19657-a-bit-smaller-eu-wheat-crop-predicted-for-2026-27-grainews.md) | +1.2% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/11/18/eu-soft-wheat-sowings-for-2023-to-ease-but-yields-likely-to-gain-strategie-grains/

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