# French flour to bear extra costs from poor wheat quality -millers | Reuters

> Reuters reports that French flour output is expected to be around last year's level, with the industry consuming just under 5 million tonnes of milling wheat. The French wheat crop is forecast at nearly 37 million tonnes, and poor wheat quality is adding costs for millers.

- Date: 2021-08-23 · published 2021-08-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45508-french-flour-to-bear-extra-costs-from-poor-wheat-quality-millers-reuters
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher costs from poor milling quality may push French millers to buy more imported or higher-quality wheat, supporting export demand for other origins. The overall crop size is steady, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-23 | [In the black: Asian flour mills turn to Black Sea region for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64881-in-the-black-asian-flour-mills-turn-to-black-sea-region-for-wheat.md) | -0.0% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-19 | [Poppy seed 'premium', rising freight costs add to Egypt wheat costs - CTRM Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68846-poppy-seed-premium-rising-freight-costs-add-to-egypt-wheat-costs-ctrm-center.md) | -6.6% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-23 | [India plans to reduce wheat import duty from July in a bid to cool prices \| Mint](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29728-india-plans-to-reduce-wheat-import-duty-from-july-in-a-bid-to-cool-prices-mint.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-23 | [Egypt Orders 1 Million Tons of French Wheat 23.09.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39521-egypt-orders-1-million-tons-of-french-wheat-23-09-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -0.5% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-20 | [Asian millers caught by wheat rally \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69999-asian-millers-caught-by-wheat-rally-the-western-producer.md) | -2.7% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/french-flour-to-bear-extra-costs-from-poor-wheat-quality-millers-idUSL8N2PU3X0/

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