# EU slashes maize crop forecast again, increases wheat harvest estimate | Reuters

> The European Commission cut its EU maize crop forecast again. It raised its soft wheat production forecast to 126.0 million tonnes from 123.9 million tonnes in late July. Projected EU soft wheat exports were unchanged at 36 million tonnes, and end-of-season stocks were raised by 2 million tonnes to 15.7 million.

- Date: 2022-08-25 · published 2022-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39992-eu-slashes-maize-crop-forecast-again-increases-wheat-harvest-estimate-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A shrinking EU maize crop increases import demand for corn and feed substitutes, while the larger wheat crop and higher stocks weigh on wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-11 | [France Raises Wheat Crop Estimate, Sees Fall In Maize Output \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23259-france-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-sees-fall-in-maize-output-esm-magazine.md) | -0.0% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2024-11-04 | [EU cuts 2024/25 maize, soft wheat crop estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27355-eu-cuts-2024-25-maize-soft-wheat-crop-estimates.md) | +2.5% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2026-06-11 | [COCERAL advanced the forecast for the wheat harvest in the EU and UK in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18757-coceral-advanced-the-forecast-for-the-wheat-harvest-in-the-eu-and-uk-in-2026.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-05-13 | [France reduces its soft wheat area estimates and predicts a drop in maize planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24613-france-reduces-its-soft-wheat-area-estimates-and-predicts-a-drop-in-maize.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-08-26 | [MARS raises EU soft wheat yield forecast to 6.15 t/ha](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23267-mars-raises-eu-soft-wheat-yield-forecast-to-6-15-t-ha.md) | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-06 | [France Increases Wheat Crop Estimate, Cautious On Maize \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57523-france-increases-wheat-crop-estimate-cautious-on-maize-esm-magazine.md) | +0.1% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-03 | [Australia increases wheat harvest forecast to 34.1 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25546-australia-increases-wheat-harvest-forecast-to-34-1-mln-tons.md) | -3.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-07 | [FranceAgriMer increases forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69382-franceagrimer-increases-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | -3.8% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/eu-slashes-maize-crop-forecast-again-increases-wheat-harvest-estimate-2022-08-25/

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