French wheat crop sheds 7.6% after heatwave hit yields, Argus says
- France’s soft wheat crop is expected to fall to 30.80 million metric tons this year, down 7.6% from 2025
PARIS: France’s soft wheat crop is expected to fall to 30.80 million metric tons this year, down 7.6% from 2025, after dry and hot weather hit yields in the European Union’s biggest producer of the cereal, Argus Media said on Monday.
France has suffered from extreme heatwaves since May, adding to a dry spring that followed excessive winter rain in the western half of the country.
Argus estimated the French soft wheat yield at 6.67 tons per hectare, 6.5% below the 10-year Olympic average, which excludes the highest and lowest values in the period.
Plantings recovered after favourable autumn sowing conditions but remained below average.
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The French farm ministry on Wednesday pegged the country’s 2026 soft wheat production at 32.0 million tons, down 4% from last year.
Persistently dry and extremely hot weather accelerated crop maturity and supported crop quality, with protein levels, very high specific weights and low moisture expected to help French wheat meet export requirements, Argus said.
The estimate by the commodity market analysis firm was based on a field survey carried out from July 13-17 covering more than 90% of France’s soft wheat area.
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