France cuts 2026 grain-maize harvest estimate to 7.3 million tonnes
Agreste lowered its maize-output estimate to 7.3 million tonnes on 13 October, about half the 2025 crop.
Event / data period: 2026-10
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In a rapid-information note published on 13 October, Agreste estimated France’s 2026 grain-maize harvest at 7.3 million tonnes. Harvest progress and its arable-land survey led it to lower the yield estimate to 63 quintals per hectare, which the service described as the lowest in more than 30 years.
The service said summer heatwaves and persistent drought affected maize, and that lower planted area and yield together drove the decline. The same note also reported lower estimates for barley, oilseeds, storage potatoes and sugar beet.
Data
Grain-maize harvest estimates
Agreste’s national estimate for 2026 and the source’s stated context.
- Grain-maize output estimate
- ≈7.3 million tonnes
- 2026 · Estimate
Methodology
Grain-maize output is Agreste’s 2026 estimate in the 13 October 2026 release, as of 1 October. The registered million-tonnes unit preserves the source’s approximate 7.3 Mt value.
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