# Reduced yield outlook for summer crops in Europe - Joint Research Centre

> The EU Joint Research Centre cut its summer crop yield outlook by 8 to 9% for grain maize, sunflowers and soybeans after continued hot and dry weather. Spain, southern France, Italy, Germany, Romania, Hungary and Ukraine were the most affected regions.

- Date: 2022-07-25 · published 2022-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40425-reduced-yield-outlook-for-summer-crops-in-europe-joint-research-centre
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU maize and sunflower yields reduce feed grain and sunmeal supply, tightening European feed markets and supporting corn and sunflower meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-08-22 | [Summer drought keeps its grip on Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39968-summer-drought-keeps-its-grip-on-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-07-27 | [Heatwaves impact summer and winter crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18282-heatwaves-impact-summer-and-winter-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-22 | [Summer drought reduces yields in south-east Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22803-summer-drought-reduces-yields-in-south-east-europe.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [ASAP assessment November 2025 - Joint Research Centre - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21416-asap-assessment-november-2025-joint-research-centre-european-commission.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-10-07 | [El Niño weather extremes worsen food security in East Africa and Central America and threaten next season crops in Southern Africa and South America - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17047-el-nino-weather-extremes-worsen-food-security-in-east-africa-and-central.md) | -2.4% | -6.1% |
| SOY | 2022-08-22 | [Summer drought keeps its grip on Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39968-summer-drought-keeps-its-grip-on-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | +7.8% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2023-07-29 | [Are Farmers Losing Yield? The High Heat's Potential Impact on Midwest's Crops \| Iowa Soybean Research Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13266-are-farmers-losing-yield-the-high-heat-s-potential-impact-on-midwest-s-crops.md) | -2.9% | -7.1% |
| SOY | 2021-04-09 | [2021 Spring Weather Outlook for Iowa \| Integrated Crop Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47524-2021-spring-weather-outlook-for-iowa-integrated-crop-management.md) | +0.2% | +13.4% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/reduced-yield-outlook-summer-crops-europe-2022-07-25_en

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