# French Wheat Battered by Weather Worries, New Competition

> French wheat faces weather problems and new competition from other origins, according to a Gro Intelligence analysis dated 11 September 2018. The page is mostly site navigation and background on France's farm sector, with limited detail on the crop itself.

- Date: 2018-09-11 · published 2018-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62962-french-wheat-battered-by-weather-worries-new-competition
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weather-related yield losses in France and competition from other exporters both pressure French wheat export share, which can weigh on world wheat prices in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-23 | [Global wheat market faces steep competition amid ample supply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21100-global-wheat-market-faces-steep-competition-amid-ample-supply.md) | +3.7% | +5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-12 | [Weather Concerns Impacting Wheat Market \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58652-weather-concerns-impacting-wheat-market-red-river-farm-network.md) | -5.3% | -8.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-08 | [El Niño winter comes for wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32049-el-nino-winter-comes-for-wheat.md) | -2.5% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | +0.7% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [French 2023 soft wheat crop pegged at 34.8mn t](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34977-french-2023-soft-wheat-crop-pegged-at-34-8mn-t.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/french-wheat-battered-by-weather-worries-new-competition

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