Weather-hit cereal harvests in Europe will lead to tight wheat supplies in 2018/19 and leave the region reliant on record imports of maize to feed its livestock herd, analyst firm Strategie Grains said. An employee of an agricultural trader loads grains of maize in Vieillevigne, France, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe Drought and heatwaves since late spring have withered crops in northern Europe, and French-based Strategie Grains on Thursday made another steep cut to its European Union soft wheat production forecast, now seen 10 percent below last year’s level. The drop in harvest supply and high market prices led it to reduce its projection of EU wheat use for livestock feed in 2018/19 by 3.1 million tonnes from a month ago to 47.6 million tonnes, and to lower its 2018/19 EU soft wheat export forecast by 1.2 million tonnes to 19.8 million. However, this would still […]