# France produced almost one quarter of cereals in the EU - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat

> Eurostat reported that the EU harvested nearly 317 million tonnes of cereals in the reference year, with common wheat and spelt at 48% of output, barley at 19% and grain maize at 19%. France accounted for 23% of EU cereal production, Germany 15% and Poland 9%.

- Date: 2017-04-13 · published 2017-04-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71441-france-produced-almost-one-quarter-of-cereals-in-the-eu-products-eurostat-news
- 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

This is background structural data on EU production shares, with limited immediate price impact. It confirms France's central role in EU wheat and maize supply, which makes French weather a key price driver.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-24 | [MARS: Sowing of winter cereals in the EU usually](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50100-mars-sowing-of-winter-cereals-in-the-eu-usually.md) | -1.0% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-12 | [EU cereal production set to rise  - Swine news - pig333, pig to pork community](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71438-eu-cereal-production-set-to-rise-swine-news-pig333-pig-to-pork-community.md) | -1.0% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-10 | [France: wheat acreage for the 2018 harvest almost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65478-france-wheat-acreage-for-the-2018-harvest-almost.md) | +2.4% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-29 | [EU Cereals Prices: Mixed Weekly Moves for Wheat, Maize, Barley and Durum - News and Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1983-eu-cereals-prices-mixed-weekly-moves-for-wheat-maize-barley-and-durum-news-and.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-23 | [EU Cereals Prices: Mixed Weekly Moves for Wheat, Maize, Barley and Durum - News and Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/487-eu-cereals-prices-mixed-weekly-moves-for-wheat-maize-barley-and-durum-news-and.md) | -0.6% | — |
| CORN | 2017-04-12 | [EU cereal production set to rise  - Swine news - pig333, pig to pork community](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71438-eu-cereal-production-set-to-rise-swine-news-pig333-pig-to-pork-community.md) | -1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2021-08-17 | [Field research evaluates regional harvest and effects of the water crisis on corn production in Piauí - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45434-field-research-evaluates-regional-harvest-and-effects-of-the-water-crisis-on.md) | -2.8% | -11.4% |
| CORN | 2026-10-23 | [EU Cereals Prices: Mixed Weekly Moves for Wheat, Maize, Barley and Durum - News and Statistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/487-eu-cereals-prices-mixed-weekly-moves-for-wheat-maize-barley-and-durum-news-and.md) | -0.6% | — |

## Sources

- ec.europa.eu: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/ddn-20170413-1

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