# COCERAL forecasts slight increase in E.U. grain output | World-grain.com | March 09, 2018 16:05 | World Grain

> COCERAL's first 2018 forecast puts EU total grain output at 302.5 million tonnes, up from 299.9 million last year. Wheat is seen falling to 140.5 million tonnes, while barley rises to 60.3 million and corn to 61.7 million.

- Date: 2018-03-09 · published 2018-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65939-coceral-forecasts-slight-increase-in-e-u-grain-output-world-grain-com-march-09
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU barley and corn crop adds exportable and feed supply, which is bearish for feed grain prices. The lower wheat forecast is mildly supportive for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-19 | [Brazil on track for record corn output \| World-grain.com \| June 19, 2017 15:09 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70330-brazil-on-track-for-record-corn-output-world-grain-com-june-19-2017-15-09-world.md) | -5.4% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2019-03-07 | [Coceral projects larger E.U. grain crop \| 2019-03-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60023-coceral-projects-larger-e-u-grain-crop-2019-03-07-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [IGC sees corn output spiking on increased US production \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23356-igc-sees-corn-output-spiking-on-increased-us-production-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2018-10-10 | [Brazil corn production forecast higher \| 2018-10-10  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62372-brazil-corn-production-forecast-higher-2018-10-10-world-grain.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-08-22 | [Record US soybean crop forecast in 2024 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28788-record-us-soybean-crop-forecast-in-2024-world-grain.md) | -2.2% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-19 | [COCERAL revises E.U. crop forecast downward \| 2018-09-19  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62960-coceral-revises-e-u-crop-forecast-downward-2018-09-19-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +8.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-11 | [COCERAL forecasts lower E.U. crop production \| World-grain.com \| June 11, 2018 12:32 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64474-coceral-forecasts-lower-e-u-crop-production-world-grain-com-june-11-2018-12-32.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-01 | [COCERAL lowers EU grain output forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17429-coceral-lowers-eu-grain-output-forecast.md) | -3.1% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/9501-coceral-forecasts-slight-increase-in-e-u-grain-output

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