In the conditions of the current geopolitical instability, the EU is strengthening its position on the world grain market. The study captures the evolution of the cultivated areas with wheat and corn, the harvested productions obtained in the period 2015-2021, as well as the yields, through the lens of the EU member states. For the analysis, was processed data provided by the official statistics website of the EU - Eurostat, by the General Directorate of AGRI, Agriculture and Rural Development, as well as by the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. At the level of 2021, in terms of the cultivated areas, France was ranked first in terms of wheat, with 5,277.05 thousand ha, followed by Germany - 2,939.00 thousand ha, Poland 2,390.52 thousand ha and Romania - 2,151.19 thousand ha, while for corn Romania was the leader with 2,572.56 thousand ha, followed by France - 1,547.12 thousand ha and Hungary with 1,043.11 thousand ha. In terms of harvested productions, the ranking is the following: for wheat in first place - France, with 36,607.12 thousand tons, followed by Germany - 21,459.20 thousand tons, Poland with 11,893.55 thousand tons, and Romania - 11,386.41 thousand tons, while for corn France ranked first, with 15,285.68 thousand tons, followed by Romania - 15,186.12 thousand tons and Poland 7,321.91 thousand tons. The study will be finalized with a series of conclusions and recommendations regarding the prospects of the sector at the European level and the role of each individual member state.