# Weather-hit crop means lower EU grains exports | 2020-10-19  | World Grain

> A series of weather problems in the growing season has sharply reduced Europe's grains crop, with COCERAL putting the EU-27 plus UK wheat crop at 129.1 million tonnes versus 146.8 million last year. The International Grains Council projects EU grain exports in 2020-21 at 35.9 million tonnes, down from 49.8 million, with the UK expected to import more wheat.

- Date: 2020-10-19 · published 2020-10-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50573-weather-hit-crop-means-lower-eu-grains-exports-2020-10-19-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU crop and sharply lower exports tighten world wheat supply and shift import demand toward other origins, supporting wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +11.5% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-07 | [France’s soft wheat crop drops due to weather woes \| 2020-07-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52050-france-s-soft-wheat-crop-drops-due-to-weather-woes-2020-07-07-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-22 | [COCERAL sees smaller EU grain crop in 2024 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32652-coceral-sees-smaller-eu-grain-crop-in-2024-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-19 | [El Niño looming \| 2018-09-19 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62946-el-nino-looming-2018-09-19-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +8.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-14 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU cereal crop forecasts again on weather toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34979-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-cereal-crop-forecasts-again-on-weather-toll.md) | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-09-14 | [Keeping an eye on wheat weather \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39520-keeping-an-eye-on-wheat-weather-world-grain.md) | +2.0% | +5.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-02-26 | [Wheat export declared amid looming weather risk to crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20586-wheat-export-declared-amid-looming-weather-risk-to-crop.md) | +2.3% | +11.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU soft wheat crop estimate to 6-year low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63978-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-to-6-year-low-the-western.md) | +9.2% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/14371-weather-hit-crop-means-lower-eu-grains-exports

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