# EU cereal production 8% below five year average -  Free

> The European Commission's latest short-term outlook puts 2018 EU total cereal production at 284.3 million tonnes, down 5% from 2017/18 and 8% below the five-year average. EU wheat output is forecast at 129 million tonnes, down 9% from 2017, with summer drought the main cause. Sugar output is also expected to fall from last year's record.

- Date: 2018-10-04 · published 2018-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62476-eu-cereal-production-8-below-five-year-average-free
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU cereal crop tightens feed grain supplies and supports wheat and barley prices, which raises costs for European and imported feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-02 | [Cereal production in EU forecast to fall by 6% in 2018 \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63982-cereal-production-in-eu-forecast-to-fall-by-6-in-2018-agence-europe.md) | -5.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-13 | [Coceral cuts EU 27 soft wheat production forecast to last year’s level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35422-coceral-cuts-eu-27-soft-wheat-production-forecast-to-last-year-s-level.md) | +3.0% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-10 | [Ag production falls for third year in row: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55533-ag-production-falls-for-third-year-in-row-abares-grain-central.md) | +2.5% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-05 | [French soft wheat yield seen 11% below 10-year average - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29189-french-soft-wheat-yield-seen-11-below-10-year-average-markets-business-recorder.md) | +9.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-03 | [Chart: Heat Wave Impacts EU Wheat Production  \| Statista](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63470-chart-heat-wave-impacts-eu-wheat-production-statista.md) | +3.3% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- farmersjournal.ie: https://www.farmersjournal.ie/news/eu/eu-cereal-production-8-below-five-year-average-408766

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.