# France raises 2021 maize, sugar beet crop estimates, cuts wheat 13.10.2021 - UkrAgroConsult

> France's farm ministry raised its 2021 grain maize estimate to 13.9 million tonnes from 13.0 million and lifted its sugar beet estimate to 34.0 million tonnes. It cut its soft wheat estimate to 35.2 million tonnes from 36.1 million and its barley estimate to 11.4 million tonnes from 11.7 million.

- Date: 2021-10-13 · published 2021-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44479-france-raises-2021-maize-sugar-beet-crop-estimates-cuts-wheat-13-10-2021
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger French maize crop adds modest supply to the EU corn balance, while the smaller wheat and barley crops tighten European feed grain supplies and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-13 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate, raises maize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34028-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize.md) | -7.1% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2024-09-18 | [France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | -1.2% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Strategie Grains raises EU 2021/22 wheat crop, export forecasts - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46522-strategie-grains-raises-eu-2021-22-wheat-crop-export-forecasts-ukragroconsult.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-11-09 | [France raises crop forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43990-france-raises-crop-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |
| CORN | 2022-01-28 | [EU cuts 2021/22 wheat crop forecast, keeps export outlook 28.01.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43077-eu-cuts-2021-22-wheat-crop-forecast-keeps-export-outlook-28-01-2022.md) | +1.3% | +11.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.9% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-13 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate, raises maize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34028-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize.md) | +0.6% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-18 | [France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +11.0% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-raises-2021-maize-sugar-beet-crop-estimates-cuts-wheat/

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