# StrategieGrains increased forecasts for barley and

> StrategieGrains raised its 2017/18 EU barley crop forecast to 61.3 million tonnes and its corn forecast to 61.4 million tonnes, while leaving the soft wheat forecast unchanged at 143.8 million tonnes. Barley export forecasts were cut to 7.8 million tonnes from 8.7 million.

- Date: 2017-02-16 · published 2017-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72430-strategiegrains-increased-forecasts-for-barley-and
- 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 larger EU barley and corn crop adds exportable supply, which tends to weigh on world feed grain prices, while the cut in barley exports signals less competition for overseas buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-08-07 | [FranceAgriMer increases forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69382-franceagrimer-increases-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | -1.6% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2022-09-01 | [Conab forecasts increased soybean, corn, and cotton production in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13701-conab-forecasts-increased-soybean-corn-and-cotton-production-in-brazil.md) | -1.8% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-03-01 | [Argentina: Corn Areas Forecast Has Been Increased; Soybean Areas Forecast Has Been Decreased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71851-argentina-corn-areas-forecast-has-been-increased-soybean-areas-forecast-has.md) | -0.7% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Strategie Grains raises EU 2021/22 wheat crop, export forecasts - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46522-strategie-grains-raises-eu-2021-22-wheat-crop-export-forecasts-ukragroconsult.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2026-04-20 | [Higher US grain stocks increase demand for transportation \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16374-higher-us-grain-stocks-increase-demand-for-transportation-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-01 | [IKON forecasts total wheat, barley, canola at 48.1Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34069-ikon-forecasts-total-wheat-barley-canola-at-48-1mt-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-15 | [France: Winter barley area estimated to have increased - beverage-world.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43542-france-winter-barley-area-estimated-to-have-increased-beverage-world-com.md) | +4.2% | +7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-08-15 | [USDA adjusts forecasts based on record corn, soybean crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9949-usda-adjusts-forecasts-based-on-record-corn-soybean-crops.md) | -0.3% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-strategiegrains-increased-forecasts-barley-and-maize-harvest-201718-2017-02

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