# French grain industry in logistics scramble as shoppers bulk buy

> France's grain industry is struggling to find enough trucks and staff to keep mills and ports running during the coronavirus lockdown, while panic buying of pasta and flour coincides with a surge in wheat exports. Animal feed manufacturers reported 20% to 30% higher orders in the same week. European wheat futures rallied to a one-month high.

- Date: 2020-03-20 · published 2020-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8699-french-grain-industry-in-logistics-scramble-as-shoppers-bulk-buy
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strained logistics limit how quickly grain can reach mills and ports, while demand from precautionary buying and higher meat-driven feed orders adds pressure. Together these support wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [French Grain Industry Warns of Severe Impact of Strikes \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50669-french-grain-industry-warns-of-severe-impact-of-strikes-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-12 | [French grain sector fears export squeeze as strikes hit logistics - Supply Chain Council of European Union \| Scceu.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55084-french-grain-sector-fears-export-squeeze-as-strikes-hit-logistics-supply-chain.md) | +0.7% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-19 | [Wheat: shutdown puts logistics in trouble - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8242-wheat-shutdown-puts-logistics-in-trouble-mundus-agri.md) | -5.4% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [Logistic costs increasing for Ukraine's grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41304-logistic-costs-increasing-for-ukraine-s-grain-trade.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-29 | [Feedgrain Focus: Tight logistics, grower absence lift bids - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47556-feedgrain-focus-tight-logistics-grower-absence-lift-bids-grain-central.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/french-grain-industry-logistics-scramble-182801543.html

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