# Burgundy Drought Cuts Soybean and Maize Yields

> An official regional outlook published on 9 November put Burgundy-Franche-Comté soybean yield at 9 quintals per hectare, 67% below the five-year average, and maize at 39 quintals per hectare, 43% of normal. Sunflower and sugar beet yields also fell sharply after drought and severe heat through much of the crop cycle.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T00:16:42.645Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94465-burgundy-drought-cuts-soybean-and-maize-yields
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losses in a major French growing region tighten regional supply of soybean and maize feedstocks, supporting local prices and raising the cost of sourcing feed ingredients from the EU.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2021-07-26 | [Drought could take top end off of soybean yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46111-drought-could-take-top-end-off-of-soybean-yields.md) | +1.0% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2024-11-01 | [Ohio farmers see reduced yields on corn and soybeans from drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13138-ohio-farmers-see-reduced-yields-on-corn-and-soybeans-from-drought.md) | +3.4% | +0.7% |
| SOY | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58452-u-s-corn-and-soybean-yield-prospects-proag.md) | +6.3% | +2.8% |
| SOY | 2026-05-29 | [Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer.md) | -5.4% | -5.7% |
| SOY | 2022-03-23 | [Brazil Drought Impacts Soybean Production - Field Advisor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13737-brazil-drought-impacts-soybean-production-field-advisor.md) | -3.2% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-01 | [Ohio farmers see reduced yields on corn and soybeans from drought](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13138-ohio-farmers-see-reduced-yields-on-corn-and-soybeans-from-drought.md) | +2.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn and Soybean Yield Prospects - ProAg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58452-u-s-corn-and-soybean-yield-prospects-proag.md) | +6.2% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2026-05-29 | [Will Midwest Dryness Hurt Corn and Soybean Yields This Summer?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12998-will-midwest-dryness-hurt-corn-and-soybean-yields-this-summer.md) | -5.3% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- agrilinkage.com: https://www.agrilinkage.com/post/drought-cuts-burgundy-soybean-yield-67-and-maize-to-43-of-average

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.