# France Forecasts Increase In 2021 Soft Wheat Output | ESM Magazine

> France's farm ministry forecasts 2021 soft wheat output at 37.1 million tonnes, up 27.1% from 2020 and 11.2% above the five-year average. The forecast rests on a yield of 7.51 t/ha on 4.94 million hectares. The ministry also pegged the all-barley harvest at 11.3 million tonnes, up 8.4%.

- Date: 2021-07-13 · published 2021-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46021-france-forecasts-increase-in-2021-soft-wheat-output-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger French crop adds to EU supplies and weighs on wheat export prices, with feed wheat competing for buyers. Barley supply is also ample, which tends to keep feed grain costs contained.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 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) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| 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 | 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% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-12 | [France Sees 10% Increase in Winter Soft Wheat Sowing Area for 2025 Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25978-france-sees-10-increase-in-winter-soft-wheat-sowing-area-for-2025-harvest.md) | +2.2% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-13 | [France raises again its forecast for soft wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68911-france-raises-again-its-forecast-for-soft-wheat-production.md) | +0.7% | +4.1% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/france-forecasts-increase-in-2021-soft-wheat-output-139822

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