# ASAP assessment March 2025 - Joint Research Centre - European Commission

> The EU JRC's March ASAP assessment flags major drought in parts of North Africa and the Middle East, plus drought impacts in southern Africa and concerns over low East African crop production. It cites FAO data projecting near-average 2025 cereal output in southern Africa.

- Date: 2025-04-02 · published 2025-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25034-asap-assessment-march-2025-joint-research-centre-european-commission
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought in North Africa and the Middle East can lift import demand for wheat and barley, a modestly supportive factor for global grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-04 | [ASAP assessment November 2025 - Joint Research Centre - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21416-asap-assessment-november-2025-joint-research-centre-european-commission.md) | -1.6% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-08 | [ASAP assessment September 2025 - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22314-asap-assessment-september-2025-joint-research-centre.md) | +1.3% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-21 | [Fair start to spring for most European crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42208-fair-start-to-spring-for-most-european-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-21 | [Exceptionally warm autumn raises concerns in the south of Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38616-exceptionally-warm-autumn-raises-concerns-in-the-south-of-europe-joint-research.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [Short-term - Agriculture and rural development - European Commission](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41337-short-term-agriculture-and-rural-development-european-commission.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/asap-assessment-march-2025-2025-04-02_en

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