# EU wheat harvest to fall due heat in north, French crop damage: Reuters poll

> A Reuters poll of analysts projects the 28-country EU soft wheat crop at about 136 million tonnes, roughly 4% below 2017's 141.8 million. Hot, dry spring weather in northern Europe and late signs of crop damage in France prompted the downgrade. Strategie Grains had cut its French forecast by 4.6 million tonnes.

- Date: 2018-07-05 · published 2018-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63979-eu-wheat-harvest-to-fall-due-heat-in-north-french-crop-damage-reuters-poll
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A poll-based expectation of a smaller EU crop supports wheat prices and raises feed wheat costs for European and import-dependent buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-23 | [Global wheat harvest to fall for first time in six years: IGC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63504-global-wheat-harvest-to-fall-for-first-time-in-six-years-igc-grain-central.md) | +1.6% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [French wheat crop rating declines, barley harvest starts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46524-french-wheat-crop-rating-declines-barley-harvest-starts-markets-business.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-10 | [French soft wheat crop forecast to shrink 15% after poor weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29193-french-soft-wheat-crop-forecast-to-shrink-15-after-poor-weather.md) | -4.1% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-09 | [France heading to one of worst wheat harvests in 40 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28709-france-heading-to-one-of-worst-wheat-harvests-in-40-years.md) | +0.2% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-01 | [Feedinfo - Pre-Harvest Crop Tour Assesses French Soft Wheat Yield Potential – Stratégie Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40426-feedinfo-pre-harvest-crop-tour-assesses-french-soft-wheat-yield-potential.md) | -7.2% | -15.1% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. wheat stocks fall after harvest shortfalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45038-u-s-wheat-stocks-fall-after-harvest-shortfalls.md) | +4.7% | +10.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-09-30 | [Key data in USDA stocks and wheat harvest reports, and difference from market forecasts - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39554-key-data-in-usda-stocks-and-wheat-harvest-reports-and-difference-from-market.md) | -0.2% | -3.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-05-12 | [USDA Projects Smallest US Wheat Harvest Since 1972 Due to Plains Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10792-usda-projects-smallest-us-wheat-harvest-since-1972-due-to-plains-drought-agweb.md) | +4.5% | -6.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-wheat-poll/eu-wheat-harvest-to-fall-due-heat-in-north-french-crop-damage-reuters-poll-idUSKBN1JV0Z0/

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