# Winter wheat planting in France surpasses historical pace: Grain market daily | AHDB

> FranceAgriMer reported French winter wheat (excluding durum) planting at 90% complete as of November 18, ahead of the five-year average of 87%. Planting had been delayed by heavy rain in September and early October before dry weather allowed catch-up.

- Date: 2024-11-22 · published 2024-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27353-winter-wheat-planting-in-france-surpasses-historical-pace-grain-market-daily
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Faster planting reduces the risk of a further yield cut from late sowing, which eases some pressure on EU wheat supply. The effect on prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-01 | [Global wheat and maize production overview: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50579-global-wheat-and-maize-production-overview-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +2.1% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [The global barley outlook and where next for prices: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34170-the-global-barley-outlook-and-where-next-for-prices-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-12 | [Wheat markets becalmed in spite of low plantings \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60649-wheat-markets-becalmed-in-spite-of-low-plantings-farm-online-act.md) | -1.5% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [French wheat planting slows, but ahead of last year \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31151-french-wheat-planting-slows-but-ahead-of-last-year-latest-market-news.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-20 | [March Planting Intentions and Market Impact](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71564-march-planting-intentions-and-market-impact.md) | +1.3% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/winter-wheat-planting-in-france-surpasses-historical-pace-grain-market-daily

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