# Cereal production in EU forecast to fall by 6% in 2018 | AGENCE EUROPE

> Copa and Cogeca forecast the 2018 EU cereal harvest at 273.8 million tonnes, down about 6% from 2017, due to drought in Northern and Central Europe and flooding in southern countries. Oilseed output is expected to fall 6% to 31.5 million tonnes.

- Date: 2018-07-02 · published 2018-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63982-cereal-production-in-eu-forecast-to-fall-by-6-in-2018-agence-europe
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 6% smaller EU cereal and oilseed crop cuts domestic feed grain supply and oilseed meal availability, supporting prices for feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-05 | [ABARES forecasts agricultural production to fall by 14 per cent to reach $79 billion in 2023–24 - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35409-abares-forecasts-agricultural-production-to-fall-by-14-per-cent-to-reach-79.md) | -3.9% | +6.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-13 | [Coceral cuts EU 27 soft wheat production forecast to last year’s level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35422-coceral-cuts-eu-27-soft-wheat-production-forecast-to-last-year-s-level.md) | +3.0% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-04 | [EU cereal production 8% below five year average -  Free](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62476-eu-cereal-production-8-below-five-year-average-free.md) | -2.7% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Forecast decrease for winter crop production: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68910-forecast-decrease-for-winter-crop-production-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-08 | [Wheat production forecast down: NAB - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69415-wheat-production-forecast-down-nab-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- agenceurope.eu: https://agenceurope.eu/en/bulletin/article/12054/20/cereal-production-in-eu-forecast-to-fall-by-6-in-2018

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