# French wheat crop rating slips, spring barley sowing accelerates | MarketScreener

> A Reuters report carried by MarketScreener says the French wheat crop condition rating slipped while spring barley sowing accelerated. The item gives no further detail on the rating change.

- Date: 2025-02-28 · published 2025-02-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25977-french-wheat-crop-rating-slips-spring-barley-sowing-accelerates-marketscreener
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A lower French wheat rating signals some yield risk for the EU's largest grain crop, which is modestly supportive for wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-05 | [French wheat crop rating slips further - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40875-french-wheat-crop-rating-slips-further-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [French wheat crop rating declines, barley harvest starts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46524-french-wheat-crop-rating-declines-barley-harvest-starts-markets-business.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-25 | [French wheat rating slips, maize sowing slows as rain returns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30177-french-wheat-rating-slips-maize-sowing-slows-as-rain-returns-markets-business.md) | -7.8% | -17.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-28 | [Canada wheat, barley production down, canola and oats up, according to StatsCan survey \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23369-canada-wheat-barley-production-down-canola-and-oats-up-according-to-statscan.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.9% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/French-wheat-crop-rating-slips-spring-barley-sowing-accelerates-49196853/

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