# EU wheat harvest focus turns to Germany after poor French crop

> Reuters reports that the EU wheat harvest focus is shifting to Germany after a poor French crop. France's crop is now expected to fall about a quarter from last year to 29-30 million tonnes after torrential autumn rain cut sowings and spring drought hurt yields. Weather-hit crops in Romania and Britain add to the shortfall.

- Date: 2020-08-07 · published 2020-08-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51567-eu-wheat-harvest-focus-turns-to-germany-after-poor-french-crop
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in EU wheat output reduces export availability and supports world wheat prices as buyers look to Black Sea and other origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-08 | [French crop growers warn farms at risk after harvest setbacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51063-french-crop-growers-warn-farms-at-risk-after-harvest-setbacks.md) | +0.4% | +7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-17 | [Heatwave Poses Risks for French, Spanish Wheat as EU Harvest Nears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40872-heatwave-poses-risks-for-french-spanish-wheat-as-eu-harvest-nears.md) | -3.4% | -14.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-29 | [EU wheat rises on poor French, German crop outlook, weaker euro - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28711-eu-wheat-rises-on-poor-french-german-crop-outlook-weaker-euro-markets-business.md) | +4.6% | +15.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-21 | [Grain Harvest Picks Up In The EU After Downpour, Crop Quality In Focus \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46026-grain-harvest-picks-up-in-the-eu-after-downpour-crop-quality-in-focus-esm.md) | -1.3% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-14 | [French wheat and barley harvesting remains slow after wet spell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34519-french-wheat-and-barley-harvesting-remains-slow-after-wet-spell.md) | -0.5% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-wheat/eu-wheat-harvest-focus-turns-to-germany-after-poor-french-crop-idUSKCN25323C/

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