# French wheat, barley crop ratings ease as farmers wrap up sowing - Markets - Business Recorder

> FranceAgriMer data showed 97% of French soft wheat and 96% of winter barley were rated good or excellent by November 24, slightly down from the prior week but well above year-ago levels. Sowing of soft wheat and winter barley was nearly complete, and recent frosts were not expected to cause damage.

- Date: 2025-11-30 · published 2025-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21893-french-wheat-barley-crop-ratings-ease-as-farmers-wrap-up-sowing-markets
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong crop conditions in the EU's largest grain producer point to ample supply, a mildly bearish factor for European and global wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-17 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41779-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-13 | [French wheat conditions still good, spring barley sowing nears end - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48085-french-wheat-conditions-still-good-spring-barley-sowing-nears-end-markets.md) | -0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-15 | [Expana lifts EU wheat, abarley crop outlook, cuts maize - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19181-expana-lifts-eu-wheat-abarley-crop-outlook-cuts-maize-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.2% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [France sees 2021 wheat area rise; barley, rapeseed and sugar beet fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47530-france-sees-2021-wheat-area-rise-barley-rapeseed-and-sugar-beet-fall-markets.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-12 | [EU wheat eases, rapeseed hits new high - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11413-eu-wheat-eases-rapeseed-hits-new-high-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.5% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40394968

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