# Strategy Grains lowers EU harvest estimates after heat

> Strategy Grains cut its EU harvest estimates after a heat wave during the grain-filling phase, lowering its EU wheat forecast by 1 million tonnes to 140.7 million. The EU corn estimate was reduced by 1.2 million tonnes to 58.8 million, with damage concentrated in Spain and France.

- Date: 2017-07-13 · published 2017-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69902-strategy-grains-lowers-eu-harvest-estimates-after-heat
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller EU wheat and corn crops tighten exportable supplies and support European and world feed grain prices. Heat damage during pollination and grain fill keeps a weather premium on EU-linked grain values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-12 | [Strategie Grains Lowers Forecast For EU Wheat, Barley Harvests \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45509-strategie-grains-lowers-forecast-for-eu-wheat-barley-harvests-esm-magazine.md) | +2.5% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-16 | [Strategie Grains has lowered its forecast for EU wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31601-strategie-grains-has-lowered-its-forecast-for-eu-wheat-production.md) | +1.0% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-25 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU soft wheat crop estimate to 6-year low \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63978-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-to-6-year-low-the-western.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-30 | [Early U.S. winter wheat harvest supports low-protein fears - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71031-early-u-s-winter-wheat-harvest-supports-low-protein-fears-grainews.md) | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-17 | [South Australia estimates winter crop at 6.25Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55029-south-australia-estimates-winter-crop-at-6-25mt-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2023-09-04 | [Crop tour sees lower soybean estimates due to drought, record heat  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13245-crop-tour-sees-lower-soybean-estimates-due-to-drought-record-heat-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2023-12-11 | [Brazil reduces estimates for grain harvest amid extreme weather events](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13603-brazil-reduces-estimates-for-grain-harvest-amid-extreme-weather-events.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2023-10-03 | [Hot, dry grain fill weather affects yield estimates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13242-hot-dry-grain-fill-weather-affects-yield-estimates.md) | -0.4% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-strategy-grains-lowers-eu-harvest-estimates-after-heat-wave-2017-07-13

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