# France's Latest Forecasts Show How Grain Crops Are Feeling The Heat | ESM Magazine

> France's farm ministry cut its soft wheat harvest estimate to 35.1 million tonnes, down 1 million from July and 4 percent below 2017. It also forecast grain maize output at 12.8 million tonnes, down almost 10 percent from last year, citing heatwaves, storms and harvest rain.

- Date: 2018-08-08 · published 2018-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63467-france-s-latest-forecasts-show-how-grain-crops-are-feeling-the-heat-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

As the EU's largest grain producer, France's lower wheat and maize crops tighten European feed grain supply and support higher wheat and corn prices, raising feed costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-04 | [France Lowers Wheat Crop Forecast \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45505-france-lowers-wheat-crop-forecast-esm-magazine.md) | -2.7% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-18 | [France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +11.0% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-16 | [France trims soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27790-france-trims-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-21 | [France makes only minor cuts to grain and rapeseed crop forecasts despite intense heat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18284-france-makes-only-minor-cuts-to-grain-and-rapeseed-crop-forecasts-despite.md) | -0.5% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-29 | [COCERAL lowers forecast for EU grain harvest \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39524-coceral-lowers-forecast-for-eu-grain-harvest-miller-magazine.md) | +0.7% | -10.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-11 | [France Raises Wheat Crop Estimate, Sees Fall In Maize Output \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23259-france-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-sees-fall-in-maize-output-esm-magazine.md) | -0.0% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2022-09-29 | [COCERAL lowers forecast for EU grain harvest \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39524-coceral-lowers-forecast-for-eu-grain-harvest-miller-magazine.md) | +1.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-12-10 | [USDA forecasts lower US wheat stocks, raises corn exports in latest WASDE report \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26902-usda-forecasts-lower-us-wheat-stocks-raises-corn-exports-in-latest-wasde-report.md) | +1.6% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/frances-latest-forecasts-show-grain-crops-feeling-heat-63369

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