# France Stands Out As Germans Lag At End of Europe Wheat Harvest | ESM Magazine

> EU wheat output is forecast to rise 3.8% to 141 million tonnes, according to Strategie Grains, after an 11% slump the previous year. France had a strong harvest with good quality, while parts of Spain, Germany and Romania suffered frost, heat, drought or rain.

- Date: 2017-09-04 · published 2017-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68913-france-stands-out-as-germans-lag-at-end-of-europe-wheat-harvest-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger EU crop with good French quality increases export competition and supports softer wheat prices, though regional quality problems may limit feed-grade supply in parts of northern Europe.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-17 | [EU Wheat Harvest Bolstered By Decent Crops In Germany And Poland \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51573-eu-wheat-harvest-bolstered-by-decent-crops-in-germany-and-poland-esm-magazine.md) | +0.9% | +11.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-07 | [EU Wheat Harvest Well Advanced As Heatwave Enabled Rapid Work \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57525-eu-wheat-harvest-well-advanced-as-heatwave-enabled-rapid-work-esm-magazine.md) | +0.4% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35914-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-steady-at-decade-high-esm-magazine.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-19 | [EU Heading For Large Wheat Crop Despite Early Summer Heatwave \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58035-eu-heading-for-large-wheat-crop-despite-early-summer-heatwave-esm-magazine.md) | -2.5% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [EU Wheat Crops Not Seen Suffering Big Hit From Cold Spell \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48562-eu-wheat-crops-not-seen-suffering-big-hit-from-cold-spell-esm-magazine.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/france-stands-germans-lag-europe-wheat-harvest-48652

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