# Chart: Heat Wave Impacts EU Wheat Production  | Statista

> Statista charts the impact of a severe heatwave and drought on 2018 EU wheat yields using MARS forecasts. Production in the UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Poland and Romania is set to decline from 2017, while southern Europe fares better, and German farmers seek a €1 billion aid package.

- Date: 2018-08-03 · published 2018-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63470-chart-heat-wave-impacts-eu-wheat-production-statista
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Widespread yield declines across major northern and eastern EU producers support wheat prices and raise the likelihood of more EU feed grain imports.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-15 | [Climate impacts global wheat production in the 2021/22 harvest - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44485-climate-impacts-global-wheat-production-in-the-2021-22-harvest-revista-cultivar.md) | +1.0% | +9.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-16 | [Strategie Grains has lowered its forecast for EU wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31601-strategie-grains-has-lowered-its-forecast-for-eu-wheat-production.md) | +1.0% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-08 | [Wheat and corn harvests : why the heatwave is causing French production to drop sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17841-wheat-and-corn-harvests-why-the-heatwave-is-causing-french-production-to-drop.md) | +0.7% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-26 | [Wheat production concerns in Europe spook markets - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53054-wheat-production-concerns-in-europe-spook-markets-grain-central.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-17 | [France's wheat production to fall after heatwaves push early harvest - RFI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18283-france-s-wheat-production-to-fall-after-heatwaves-push-early-harvest-rfi.md) | +3.8% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- statista.com: https://www.statista.com/chart/14968/eu-wheat-production-compared-to-forecasted-yield/

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