# EU cereal and oilseed yields are down, say Copa & Cogeca

> Copa & Cogeca reports EU-28 wheat production down 10% and rapeseed down 9.2% versus 2015, with France's wheat output down about 30%. Some regions saw yield losses up to 50%, and farmers cited limits on plant protection products.

- Date: 2016-11-08 · published 2016-11-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73797-eu-cereal-and-oilseed-yields-are-down-say-copa-and-cogeca
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU wheat and rapeseed output reduces domestic feed grain and rapeseed meal supplies, supporting prices for substitute feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [Grain Trends: EU yields well down](https://feedsoft.ai/events/104-grain-trends-eu-yields-well-down.md) | +0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-18 | [Hot weather hits yields in EU and grain deal suspended - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35110-hot-weather-hits-yields-in-eu-and-grain-deal-suspended-farmers-weekly.md) | +2.0% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-30 | [Business and Policy June 2025 - Cereals & Oilseeds \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24711-business-and-policy-june-2025-cereals-and-oilseeds-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +2.6% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-23 | [Early Spring Drought Review for US Grain and Oilseed Crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13379-early-spring-drought-review-for-us-grain-and-oilseed-crops.md) | +1.3% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-23 | [Current forecasts 'broadly positive' for EU oilseeds and protein crops - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18399-current-forecasts-broadly-positive-for-eu-oilseeds-and-protein-crops-agriland-ie.md) | -2.3% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- bakeryandsnacks.com: https://www.bakeryandsnacks.com/Article/2016/11/08/EU-cereal-and-oilseed-yields-are-down-say-Copa-Cogeca/

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