# COCERAL estimates average EU grain harvest market

> Coceral estimates the 2019 EU grain harvest at about 308 million tonnes, slightly below the EU Commission's 313 million. The UK, Germany and France posted large gains over the weak 2018 crop, while Spain fell sharply because of drought.

- Date: 2019-12-12 · published 2019-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55528-coceral-estimates-average-eu-grain-harvest-market
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A bumper EU harvest increases exportable supplies and tends to pressure wheat prices, although the Spanish shortfall limits the downside.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-25 | [COCERAL EU harvest estimates at 304 million tons market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71950-coceral-eu-harvest-estimates-at-304-million-tons-market.md) | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-22 | [COCERAL forecasts an almost average EU grain harvest in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26894-coceral-forecasts-an-almost-average-eu-grain-harvest-in.md) | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-08 | [Australia winter wheat crop estimate above average  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46544-australia-winter-wheat-crop-estimate-above-average-world-grain.md) | +6.1% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-02 | [Australian production estimates pressure markets: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21471-australian-production-estimates-pressure-markets-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-16 | [Strategie Grains raises EU grain harvest forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24615-strategie-grains-raises-eu-grain-harvest-forecast.md) | -4.8% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/market-report-coceral-estimates-average-eu-grain-harvest-2019-12-12

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