# JRC MARS Bulletin: Crop Monitoring in Europe - October 2024 | Policy Commons

> The JRC MARS October 2024 bulletin reports intense autumn rainfall disrupting ripening, harvesting and sowing across Europe. Yield forecasts for grain maize, sunflowers and soybeans were revised down at EU level, notably in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Croatia and Italy, and winter cereal sowing is delayed.

- Date: 2024-10-28 · published 2024-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27792-jrc-mars-bulletin-crop-monitoring-in-europe-october-2024-policy-commons
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sunflower Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SUNMEAL.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU maize, sunflower and soybean yields reduce domestic feed supply, raising demand for imported corn, soymeal and sunmeal and supporting prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SUNMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-28 | [JRC MARS bulletin - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22342-jrc-mars-bulletin-publications-office-of-the-eu.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [Daily Market Wire 1 October 2020 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50597-daily-market-wire-1-october-2020-grain-central.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-05-20 | [Commodities Overview May 2024 Edition - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30216-commodities-overview-may-2024-edition-adm-investor-services.md) | +1.9% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2024-09-27 | [Horizons: New Crop Marketing Year, New Grain Export Potential - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16509-horizons-new-crop-marketing-year-new-grain-export-potential-the-waterways.md) | +2.2% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2024-02-01 | [Breaking Down 5 Projections in the USDA 2024 Corn Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13208-breaking-down-5-projections-in-the-usda-2024-corn-outlook.md) | -4.7% | -6.6% |
| SOY | 2024-05-02 | [Crop Monitor for AMIS (202405) — GEOGLAM Crop Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30150-crop-monitor-for-amis-202405-geoglam-crop-monitor.md) | +4.9% | +4.7% |
| SOY | 2019-11-25 | [AgriMarketing.com - U.S. Soybean Crushings Surge To Record Levels In October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56126-agrimarketing-com-u-s-soybean-crushings-surge-to-record-levels-in-october.md) | -3.0% | +4.1% |
| SOY | 2023-11-02 | [Crop Monitor for AMIS (202311) — GEOGLAM Crop Monitor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33098-crop-monitor-for-amis-202311-geoglam-crop-monitor.md) | +4.5% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- policycommons.net: https://policycommons.net/artifacts/17511351/jrc-mars-bulletin-crop-monitoring-in-europe-october-2024-vol/18400194/view/

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