# European winter crops in reasonable shape as spring approaches - Grain Central

> The February JRC MARS bulletin reported that EU winter crops were mostly in fair to good condition, though some regions suffered irreversible yield losses. Waterlogging in north-western France and rainfall surpluses in parts of Italy and the Baltics contrasted with soil moisture deficits in Romania, Bulgaria and central and eastern Europe.

- Date: 2025-03-04 · published 2025-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25502-european-winter-crops-in-reasonable-shape-as-spring-approaches-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Yield losses and a forecast reduction in harvested area in parts of Europe tighten the outlook for wheat and barley supply. This supports feed grain prices if dryness spreads.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-05 | [Wet delays European winter-crop planting - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32655-wet-delays-european-winter-crop-planting-grain-central.md) | -3.3% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-13 | [WA winter croppers adopt wait and see approach - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59060-wa-winter-croppers-adopt-wait-and-see-approach-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Winter crop production down after poor start to spring: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61530-winter-crop-production-down-after-poor-start-to-spring-abares-grain-central.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Forecast decrease for winter crop production: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68910-forecast-decrease-for-winter-crop-production-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-20 | [Europe raises the red flag … - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70434-europe-raises-the-red-flag-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/european-winter-crops-in-reasonable-shape-as-spring-approaches/

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