# French soft wheat harvest slow and crop rating slips - Markets - Business Recorder

> French farmers harvested just 4% of soft wheat by July 8, behind the five-year average of 19%. The crop rating fell to 57% good or excellent, the lowest for the time of year since 2020.

- Date: 2024-07-13 · published 2024-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29188-french-soft-wheat-harvest-slow-and-crop-rating-slips-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slow harvest and deteriorating quality from rain damage signal further downside to French output and quality, supporting EU wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-05 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable at nine-year low - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52549-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-at-nine-year-low-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-28 | [French soft wheat harvest not completed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45506-french-soft-wheat-harvest-not-completed-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-04 | [Late-running French soft wheat harvest almost complete - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45010-late-running-french-soft-wheat-harvest-almost-complete-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-20 | [French soft wheat harvest nears end after hot spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45507-french-soft-wheat-harvest-nears-end-after-hot-spell-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.0% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Wheat hits 3-week high on French crop worries - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31240-wheat-hits-3-week-high-on-french-crop-worries-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40312749

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