# France to produce smallest soft wheat crop in 25 years | 2020-07-27  | World Grain

> Unfavorable weather has reduced France's soft wheat harvest, which Agritel expects at 29.22 million tonnes, the lowest in 25 years. That is a 26% drop from the 2019 crop. Crop quality is also expected to be low.

- Date: 2020-07-27 · published 2020-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52048-france-to-produce-smallest-soft-wheat-crop-in-25-years-2020-07-27-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A much smaller French crop tightens EU milling wheat supplies and supports Euronext prices, which lifts feed wheat costs for European buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2026-06-30 | [Kansas has one of its smallest wheat crops in 50 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18861-kansas-has-one-of-its-smallest-wheat-crops-in-50-years.md) | +0.2% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-06 | [France May See Worst Wheat Damage in Years Due to Non-Stop Rain - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29701-france-may-see-worst-wheat-damage-in-years-due-to-non-stop-rain-bloomberg.md) | +3.7% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/14011-france-to-produce-smallest-soft-wheat-crop-in-25-years

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