
FranceAgriMer reported that 83% of French soft wheat was rated good or excellent as of April 20, down from 84% a week earlier but above 74% a year ago. Maize planting was ahead of the usual pace amid a dry spell in the EU's largest grain producer.
Stable-to-good French crop ratings are mildly bearish for European wheat, while dry conditions and fast maize planting bear watching for emerging moisture stress.
After 224 past neutral weather events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (46% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.5%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 445 past neutral weather events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -1.4% to +1.6%), and +0.7% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.