# Poor weather conditions take a toll on EU cereal harvest - Agriland.ie

> The European Commission's EU Agricultural Outlook estimates usable EU cereal production for 2016/2017 at 294 million tonnes, 2.5% below the five-year average. Soft wheat and maize yields are expected to fall 3.1% and 11% versus the five-year average due to adverse weather.

- Date: 2016-12-24 · published 2016-12-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73393-poor-weather-conditions-take-a-toll-on-eu-cereal-harvest-agriland-ie
- 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

A smaller EU crop with lower milling wheat quality and weaker export volumes tightens European supply and supports feed grain and wheat prices, while higher maize imports add demand for world supplies.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-14 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU cereal crop forecasts again on weather toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34979-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-cereal-crop-forecasts-again-on-weather-toll.md) | +3.5% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-12 | [Coceral cuts EU grain harvest outlook on dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35420-coceral-cuts-eu-grain-harvest-outlook-on-dry-weather.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +11.5% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Heatwaves take their toll on EU grain production - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17839-heatwaves-take-their-toll-on-eu-grain-production-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-27 | ['Next harvest could be a different story than this year on prices' - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61034-next-harvest-could-be-a-different-story-than-this-year-on-prices-agriland-ie.md) | +0.1% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2023-07-14 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU cereal crop forecasts again on weather toll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34979-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-cereal-crop-forecasts-again-on-weather-toll.md) | -6.9% | -11.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-12 | [Coceral cuts EU grain harvest outlook on dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35420-coceral-cuts-eu-grain-harvest-outlook-on-dry-weather.md) | +6.8% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2024-04-24 | [Weather conditions harm soybean and corn harvests in several states - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13577-weather-conditions-harm-soybean-and-corn-harvests-in-several-states-revista.md) | -0.5% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- agriland.ie: https://www.agriland.ie/farming-news/poor-weather-conditions-take-a-toll-on-eu-cereal-harvest/

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