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France forecasts 31.486 million tonnes of soft wheat for 2026/27

FranceAgriMer’s October 14 balance forecast French soft-wheat production at 31.486 million tonnes for the 2026/27 campaign. The agency’s campaign year runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

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FranceAgriMer’s October 14 balance forecast French soft-wheat production at 31.486 million tonnes for the 2026/27 campaign. The agency’s campaign year runs from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. The balance also forecasts 6.5 million tonnes of soft-wheat exports outside the European Union. These are forecast production and trade entries, not completed shipments.

The October update also includes market balances for barley, grain maize and durum wheat.

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France 2026/27 soft-wheat market balance

Selected soft-wheat production and trade forecasts from FranceAgriMer’s annual balance published on October 14, 2026.

2026/27 soft-wheat production estimate
31.486 million tonnes
2026 · Forecast
Forecast soft-wheat exports outside the EU in 2026/27
6.5 million tonnes
2026 · Forecast
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The source table reports amounts in thousand tonnes. Values here are converted to million tonnes by dividing those figures by 1,000. The campaign runs from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027; these are forecast production and export entries, not completed shipments.

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