# French soft wheat rating holds at four-year low as rain persists

> The condition of France's soft wheat crop was unchanged at 62% good or excellent as of June 17, the lowest for the time of year since 2020. Winter barley ratings also slipped, and wet weather raised concerns about yields and crop disease.

- Date: 2024-06-24 · published 2024-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29703-french-soft-wheat-rating-holds-at-four-year-low-as-rain-persists
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Poor crop ratings point to lower French wheat and barley yields, which supports EU feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: 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 | 2024-07-13 | [French soft wheat harvest slow and crop rating slips - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29188-french-soft-wheat-harvest-slow-and-crop-rating-slips-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.2% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-29 | [French wheat ratings fall again while maize sowings progress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30697-french-wheat-ratings-fall-again-while-maize-sowings-progress.md) | -1.8% | +21.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-05 | [French soft wheat yield seen 11% below 10-year average - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29189-french-soft-wheat-yield-seen-11-below-10-year-average-markets-business-recorder.md) | +9.4% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-29 | [HRS Wheat at Support - With Crop Ratings Near the 40-Year Low - Walsh Trading](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24731-hrs-wheat-at-support-with-crop-ratings-near-the-40-year-low-walsh-trading.md) | +2.7% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/french-soft-wheat-rating-holds-at-four-year-low-as-rain-persists/

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