# German storms give more price support to hot crop market | Farm News | Farmers Guardian

> Crop losses from European storms that dropped more than 200mm of rain in 48 hours in western areas have already pushed prices higher. Germany was among the hardest-hit countries. The article reports that the hot crop market gained further support.

- Date: 2021-07-22 · published 2021-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12496-german-storms-give-more-price-support-to-hot-crop-market-farm-news-farmers
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Storm damage to European grain crops reduces expected supply, which supports feed grain prices and encourages buyers to book forward cover.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-24 | [Keeping an eye on the grain market - September 24 update \| Farm News \| Farmers Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10437-keeping-an-eye-on-the-grain-market-september-24-update-farm-news-farmers.md) | +6.7% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-31 | [World faces 'triple dip' La Nina, UN says - stoking ag market worries - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39963-world-faces-triple-dip-la-nina-un-says-stoking-ag-market-worries-grain-price.md) | -1.7% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Crop Price Index Hits Highest Since November 2023 \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19748-crop-price-index-hits-highest-since-november-2023-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-21 | [The market rally after the reports - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10893-the-market-rally-after-the-reports-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | +0.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Feed weekly outlook: New-crop prices to rise \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46655-feed-weekly-outlook-new-crop-prices-to-rise-farmtario.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- farmersguardian.com: https://www.farmersguardian.com/news/4084501/german-storms-price-support-hot-crop-market

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