# The 2026 grape harvest is expected to be less reduced than forecast, with better yields in the south than in the north

> France’s 2026 wine-grape harvest is now estimated at 36.7 million hectolitres, 3% above 2025 but 10% below the 2021–25 average. The estimate was revised upward mainly because yields in Languedoc-Roussillon, Charentes, Champagne and the southeast were better than expected; drought and successive heatwaves hurt northern regions.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T12:14:21.291Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85944-the-2026-grape-harvest-is-expected-to-be-less-reduced-than-forecast-with-better
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The upward revision eases concerns about French wine-grape supply compared with earlier expectations, but output remains below its five-year average. The story does not indicate a direct effect on the listed feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-05 | [Southern harvest sees yields up to 30pc better than expected \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21022-southern-harvest-sees-yields-up-to-30pc-better-than-expected-farm-online-act.md) | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-10 | [COCERAL forecasts the grain harvest in the EU-27 + UK at 289.8 mln tons.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33560-coceral-forecasts-the-grain-harvest-in-the-eu-27-uk-at-289-8-mln-tons.md) | +0.2% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-14 | [Wheat prices are supported by forecasts of a reduced harvest next season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37374-wheat-prices-are-supported-by-forecasts-of-a-reduced-harvest-next-season.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [Forecasts of a good wheat harvest in the US and the EU continue to lower stock prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10908-forecasts-of-a-good-wheat-harvest-in-the-us-and-the-eu-continue-to-lower-stock.md) | +19.4% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-13 | [Argentina's Soybean Harvest Exceeds Forecast by 300,000 Tonnes; and other news about agribusiness in Latin America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13852-argentina-s-soybean-harvest-exceeds-forecast-by-300-000-tonnes-and-other-news.md) | +1.4% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- boursedirect.fr: https://www.boursedirect.fr/en/news/category/economie/les-vendanges-2026-s-annoncent-moins-reduites-que-prevu-meilleures-au-sud-qu-au-nord-afp-ccdf7f718d8f81e6f4437c4c2571ea05aaf8071c

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