# EU cuts cereal crop outlook as drought in Spain hits barley – Customs Today Newspaper

> The European Commission cut its 2017/18 EU barley usable production forecast to 59.5 million tonnes from 62.4 million, citing drought in Spain. It also lowered its maize forecast to 64.2 million tonnes and its common wheat forecast to 141.3 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-06-02 · published 2017-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70549-eu-cuts-cereal-crop-outlook-as-drought-in-spain-hits-barley-customs-today
- 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 sharp cut to the EU barley crop and lower maize output reduce exportable feed grain supply, supporting European and global feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

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

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| CORN | 2024-12-09 | [Cereal Production in Asia: India, China Fare Better Despite Climate Shocks – Outlook Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26928-cereal-production-in-asia-india-china-fare-better-despite-climate-shocks.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
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| CORN | 2017-07-27 | [USDA exports – Soybean sales drop, new-crop corn has big gain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69825-usda-exports-soybean-sales-drop-new-crop-corn-has-big-gain.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2019-08-27 | [Australian winter crop teetering as it enters spring - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57533-australian-winter-crop-teetering-as-it-enters-spring-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-20 | [Few bright spots in winter crop outlook \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58667-few-bright-spots-in-winter-crop-outlook-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +7.9% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-30 | [UK grain balance: updated outlook on wheat, barley and oats stocks \| NewsHub.co.uk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19317-uk-grain-balance-updated-outlook-on-wheat-barley-and-oats-stocks-newshub-co-uk.md) | -2.6% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [National crop outlook varies as eastern dry grinds on: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57041-national-crop-outlook-varies-as-eastern-dry-grinds-on-abares-grain-central.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- customstoday.media: https://customstoday.media/eu-cuts-cereal-crop-outlook-as-drought-in-spain-hits-barley/

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