French Heat and Drought Shrinks Wheat Harvest in Key EU Exporter
- The country’s soft-wheat harvest is seen falling 7% this year
- A smaller harvest risks adding to global supply strain
France’s soft-wheat output will drop about 7% to 32.9 million tons this year.
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Heat, drought and storms have shrunk the wheat harvest in France, the European Union’s top exporter, further straining global supplies.
The country’s soft-wheat output will drop about 7% to 32.9 million tons this year, coming in below the five-year average, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday in its first forecast for the season. One of France’s driest and warmest springs on record hurt yields during a crucial development period.