# Drought drops France’s maize output | World Grain

> France's agriculture ministry cut its 2022 grain maize crop forecast to 10.74 million tonnes, the lowest since 1990 and 29% below last year. Soft wheat was trimmed slightly to 33.66 million tonnes, while rapeseed and sunflower estimates were unchanged.

- Date: 2022-11-08 · published 2022-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply smaller French maize crop tightens EU feed corn supplies and supports corn import demand, which is bullish for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-24 | [Focus on France \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35915-focus-on-france-world-grain.md) | -3.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-02-15 | [Drought raises Mexico’s corn import outlook \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31645-drought-raises-mexico-s-corn-import-outlook-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [Drought, low prices to drop Mexico’s grain production  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26570-drought-low-prices-to-drop-mexico-s-grain-production-world-grain.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-01 | [South America may trend slightly drier \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22793-south-america-may-trend-slightly-drier-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-23 | [Crops are Caught Between Drought, Deluge, and Diplomacy - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24199-crops-are-caught-between-drought-deluge-and-diplomacy-seed-world.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-22 | [Will El Niño be slow to develop? \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20953-will-el-nino-be-slow-to-develop-world-grain.md) | +3.9% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-30 | [Central Queensland winter crop defies eastern drought - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56536-central-queensland-winter-crop-defies-eastern-drought-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +7.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/17702-drought-drops-frances-maize-output

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