# Climate: seeds also pay the price

> French certified seed production fell across all species in 2026 due to repeated heatwaves, according to the French seed union UFS. Maize reached only 65-70% of targets, sorghum about 70%, sunflower 80-85%, and beet results were described as catastrophic.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T12:14:06.415Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95446-climate-seeds-also-pay-the-price
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower French seed output tightens supply of seed for future plantings and signals weaker maize and sorghum crops, which can support feed grain prices if reflected in harvested volumes.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-04 | [The Dry April That Wasn't \| Illinois State Climatologist Illinois State Water Survey 
 PRI 
 Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52966-the-dry-april-that-wasn-t-illinois-state-climatologist-illinois-state-water.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-03-06 | [Outlook for the 2018 growing season \| Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65927-outlook-for-the-2018-growing-season-climate-and-agriculture-in-the-southeast.md) | +2.7% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-10 | [Climate change and the threat to global breadbaskets - IIASA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55501-climate-change-and-the-threat-to-global-breadbaskets-iiasa.md) | +4.3% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-05-12 | [May 2022 ENSO update: piece of cake \| NOAA Climate.gov](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41332-may-2022-enso-update-piece-of-cake-noaa-climate-gov.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-09-24 | [Summer Grilling Season Ends, But Not The High Price Of Beef](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34244-summer-grilling-season-ends-but-not-the-high-price-of-beef.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- lafranceagricole.fr: https://www.lafranceagricole.fr/semences-certifiees/article/905954/climat-les-semences-aussi-paient-le-prix-fort

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