# Harvest 2018: The wheat harvest in advance

> FranceAgriMer's Céré'Obs report showed French soft wheat harvest 64% complete as of July 19, 2018. The median harvest date is 10 days ahead of the five-year average. Growing conditions were better than in 2017.

- Date: 2018-07-20 · published 2018-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63981-harvest-2018-the-wheat-harvest-in-advance
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A early, relatively good French harvest offers limited price support, so it is a minor factor for feed wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-10 | [France: wheat acreage for the 2018 harvest almost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65478-france-wheat-acreage-for-the-2018-harvest-almost.md) | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-11 | [COCERAL advanced the forecast for the wheat harvest in the EU and UK in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18757-coceral-advanced-the-forecast-for-the-wheat-harvest-in-the-eu-and-uk-in-2026.md) | +4.1% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-15 | [New research accurately predicts Australian wheat harvests months in advance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59061-new-research-accurately-predicts-australian-wheat-harvests-months-in-advance.md) | +11.2% | +10.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-28 | [EU expects growth in wheat and rapeseed harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25501-eu-expects-growth-in-wheat-and-rapeseed-harvests.md) | -1.4% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-26 | [EU's wheat harvest yields similar to the average of the last 5 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29702-eu-s-wheat-harvest-yields-similar-to-the-average-of-the-last-5-years.md) | -2.0% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- cam-agri-parts.fr: https://www.cam-agri-parts.fr/en/blog/harvest-2018-early-harvest-of-wheat-n15

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