# France projects lower wheat production | World Grain

> France's farm office projected its first 2022 soft wheat crop at 32.895 million tonnes, down 7.2% from last year. Barley output was projected at 11.177 million tonnes, down 2.4%, and the harvest was running early after hot, dry weather hurt some areas.

- Date: 2022-07-12 · published 2022-07-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40421-france-projects-lower-wheat-production-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller French crop tightens EU and global wheat supply at a time when Ukrainian exports are disrupted, supporting wheat prices and feed grain alternatives.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-11 | [COCERAL forecasts lower E.U. crop production \| World-grain.com \| June 11, 2018 12:32 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64474-coceral-forecasts-lower-e-u-crop-production-world-grain-com-june-11-2018-12-32.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-17 | [IGC: Grain production falls but GOI prices rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9696-igc-grain-production-falls-but-goi-prices-rise-world-grain.md) | +3.2% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-13 | [Australian wheat production drops 38% \| World-grain.com \| February 13, 2018 15:18 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66464-australian-wheat-production-drops-38-world-grain-com-february-13-2018-15-18.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-03 | [Australian grain production falls to average levels  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47057-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels-world-grain.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/17158-france-projects-lower-wheat-production

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