# Dry conditions allow sowing campaign to catch up - Joint Research Centre

> The JRC MARS November bulletin said favourable temperatures and soil moisture helped farmers speed up sowing across most of Europe. Conditions were unfavourable in parts of Spain, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, and parts of Ukraine and Russia, with very dry soils in Sicily raising durum concerns.

- Date: 2024-11-25 · published 2024-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27357-dry-conditions-allow-sowing-campaign-to-catch-up-joint-research-centre
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry soils in southern and eastern Europe and the Black Sea could slow emergence and reduce yields, a modest risk to wheat supply. Most of the bloc's crop is developing well, so price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-27 | [Favourable crop conditions across Europe - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19659-favourable-crop-conditions-across-europe-joint-research-centre.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-23 | [Crops exit from winter dormancy in favourable conditions - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20108-crops-exit-from-winter-dormancy-in-favourable-conditions-joint-research-centre.md) | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-26 | [Fair EU yield expectations despite drought concerns - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24612-fair-eu-yield-expectations-despite-drought-concerns-joint-research-centre.md) | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-23 | [Escalating drought threatens Europe's ecosystems and agriculture - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24141-escalating-drought-threatens-europe-s-ecosystems-and-agriculture-joint-research.md) | -2.7% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-02 | [Winter crops fare well despite cold and wet episodes - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20113-winter-crops-fare-well-despite-cold-and-wet-episodes-joint-research-centre.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/dry-conditions-allow-sowing-campaign-catch-2024-11-25_en

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