# Strategy Grains raises forecasts for EU wheat harvests

> FranceAgriMer, cited as Strategy Grains, raised its EU soft wheat harvest forecast to 144.5 million tonnes from 142.9 million in August. Its export forecast rose to 25.7 million tonnes from 24.8 million. The increases reflect good harvests in France and the UK and strong shipments from Romania and Bulgaria.

- Date: 2019-09-19 · published 2019-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57026-strategy-grains-raises-forecasts-for-eu-wheat-harvests
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU harvest and higher export pace increase competition for wheat buyers in world markets and weigh on wheat prices. The expected stock build also signals ample supply through the 2019/20 season.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [Strategie Grains raises EU soft wheat crop forecast to 123.5 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30175-strategie-grains-raises-eu-soft-wheat-crop-forecast-to-123-5-mln-tons.md) | +19.4% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-17 | [Strategy of grains estimates EU acreage for wheat at](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73796-strategy-of-grains-estimates-eu-acreage-for-wheat-at.md) | -2.1% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-11 | [Strategie Grains raises EU 2021/22 wheat crop, export forecasts - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46522-strategie-grains-raises-eu-2021-22-wheat-crop-export-forecasts-ukragroconsult.md) | +5.0% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-19 | [Strategie Grains Raises EU Wheat Harvest, Export Outlook Again \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57024-strategie-grains-raises-eu-wheat-harvest-export-outlook-again-esm-magazine.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-strategy-grains-raises-forecasts-eu-wheat-harvests-and-exports-2019-09-19

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