# French farming weakens across wine and crops

> French farm output was hit in 2026 by drought and heatwaves, with maize and sugar beet posting their worst crops since 1980 and wheat falling 5%. Higher fertilizer and fuel costs, along with falling wine exports, are further weakening the sector.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T09:14:41.439Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97574-french-farming-weakens-across-wine-and-crops
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller French maize and wheat crops reduce EU feed grain supply and support corn and wheat prices. Rising input costs may also limit future planting and production.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |
| CORN | 2024-06-21 | [Stress and the 2024 corn and soybean crops - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13176-stress-and-the-2024-corn-and-soybean-crops-farmdoc.md) | -5.5% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2022-06-17 | [Seeing Crops Through a Hot, Dry June - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13351-seeing-crops-through-a-hot-dry-june-farmdoc.md) | -4.2% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-04-16 | [Farming News - Wheat and OSR market update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9791-farming-news-wheat-and-osr-market-update.md) | +5.1% | +18.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-23 | [Farming across the ditch in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55026-farming-across-the-ditch-in-australia.md) | -4.6% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-14 | [European wheat crop shaken by wild French weather \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40876-european-wheat-crop-shaken-by-wild-french-weather-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-04 | [Farming News - Wheat trade focus is now on new crop and its weather issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65063-farming-news-wheat-trade-focus-is-now-on-new-crop-and-its-weather-issues.md) | -4.0% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- dionysus-wine.com: https://dionysus-wine.com/news/french-farming-weakens-across-wine-and-crops

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