# Grain estimate. More wheat in France | Agriculture

> Coceral's March estimate puts the 2017 EU grain harvest at 304 million tonnes, a normal crop after a weak 2016. France's wheat production is also expected to rise. The estimate is the first from Coceral this year and follows last year's shortfall.

- Date: 2017-03-24 · published 2017-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71952-grain-estimate-more-wheat-in-france-agriculture
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A normal EU harvest after a weak year reduces import demand and keeps feed grain prices subdued.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-17 | [France ups soft wheat area estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25049-france-ups-soft-wheat-area-estimate.md) | +2.5% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-11 | [France Raises Wheat Crop Estimate, Sees Fall In Maize Output \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23259-france-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-sees-fall-in-maize-output-esm-magazine.md) | -1.0% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-10 | [France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20527-france-raises-winter-soft-wheat-and-rapeseed-planting-estimates-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-06 | [France Increases Wheat Crop Estimate, Cautious On Maize \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57523-france-increases-wheat-crop-estimate-cautious-on-maize-esm-magazine.md) | +0.1% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-17 | [Strategy of grains estimates EU acreage for wheat at](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73796-strategy-of-grains-estimates-eu-acreage-for-wheat-at.md) | -2.1% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-10-16 | [France trims soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27790-france-trims-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +2.5% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-08-06 | [France Increases Wheat Crop Estimate, Cautious On Maize \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57523-france-increases-wheat-crop-estimate-cautious-on-maize-esm-magazine.md) | -3.1% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2016-11-17 | [Strategy of grains estimates EU acreage for wheat at](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73796-strategy-of-grains-estimates-eu-acreage-for-wheat-at.md) | +3.0% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/press-review-grain-estimate-more-wheat-france-2017-03-24

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