# French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing

> Dry weather in France accelerated winter cereal sowing and corn harvesting as of October 13, with soft wheat sowing at 27% and winter barley at 45%. The French corn crop is expected smaller due to summer heat and drought, though 60% was rated good to excellent.

- Date: 2025-10-20 · published 2025-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller French corn crop tightens feed corn supply in Europe, supporting corn prices, while fast sowing is neutral for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-29 | [French wheat ratings fall again while maize sowings progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30697-french-wheat-ratings-fall-again-while-maize-sowings-progress.md) | +0.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2019-11-27 | [Falling numbers hit wheat farmers hard \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56112-falling-numbers-hit-wheat-farmers-hard-ap-news.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-25 | [Farming News - Wheat Market update from ADM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46525-farming-news-wheat-market-update-from-adm.md) | +5.6% | -5.6% |
| CORN | 2019-05-21 | [Wheat prices rise after slowest US maize planting season - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5635-wheat-prices-rise-after-slowest-us-maize-planting-season-farmers-weekly.md) | +2.4% | +10.9% |
| CORN | 2021-04-16 | [Farming News - Wheat and OSR market update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9791-farming-news-wheat-and-osr-market-update.md) | +5.1% | +18.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-28 | [75% of corn harvested in France, winter crop sowing accelerates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22340-75-of-corn-harvested-in-france-winter-crop-sowing-accelerates.md) | -2.9% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-30 | [France: Farmers step up winter barley sowing - beverage-world.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44480-france-farmers-step-up-winter-barley-sowing-beverage-world-com.md) | +9.3% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Farming News - Wheat Market update from ADM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46525-farming-news-wheat-market-update-from-adm.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing/

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