EU sees soft wheat production falling to four-year low in 2024/25

The European Commission forecast that the European Union’s main wheat crop will fall to a four-year low in 2024/25 due to a drop in the planted area. In its first supply-and-demandprojections for next season, the Commission projected that usable production of common wheat, or soft wheat, in the EU will reach 120.8 million metrictons, down nearly 4% from this season and the lowest level since 2020/21. Like four years ago, planting of wheat in Europe has been disrupted by heavy rain , including in top EU producers France and Germany. The Commission estimated the soft wheat area in the EU at 20.95 million hectares, down from 21.75 million in 2023/24, while the average yield was projected unchanged from this season at 6 tons per hectare. EU soft wheat exports in 2024/25 were pegged at 31.0 million metric tons, unchanged from the volume expected in 2023/24. Imports have become a flashpoint in the EU due to an influx of Ukrainian grain ; the Commission projected that inflows of soft ...