# French wheat conditions hold at 4-year low, maize planting picks up - AgriInsite

> FranceAgriMer data showed French soft wheat conditions at 64% good or excellent as of May 13, a four-year low and down from 93% a year earlier. Maize planting reached 72% of the expected area, still behind last year's pace.

- Date: 2024-05-18 · published 2024-05-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30176-french-wheat-conditions-hold-at-4-year-low-maize-planting-picks-up-agriinsite
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Poor French crop ratings point to a smaller harvest from the EU's largest wheat exporter, which supports wheat prices and lifts demand for other origins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-31 | [CBOT wheat firms again on worse than expected winter wheat conditions - AgriInsite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27899-cbot-wheat-firms-again-on-worse-than-expected-winter-wheat-conditions-agriinsite.md) | +0.0% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-28 | [Wheat quotations on world exchanges rose by 2-2.6% after updating multi-year lows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28808-wheat-quotations-on-world-exchanges-rose-by-2-2-6-after-updating-multi-year-lows.md) | +4.4% | +15.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-19 | [Feature: India's wheat stocks hit 16-year low as record sales, free distribution raise supply concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30692-feature-india-s-wheat-stocks-hit-16-year-low-as-record-sales-free-distribution.md) | +0.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-15 | [Corn, wheat export inspections maintain faster than last year paces - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21543-corn-wheat-export-inspections-maintain-faster-than-last-year-paces-brownfield.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [Lower U.S. crop condition rating lifts corn, soy and wheat also rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9146-lower-u-s-crop-condition-rating-lifts-corn-soy-and-wheat-also-rise-financial.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-10-30 | [French maize harvest 85% complete, wheat sowing at 54%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33555-french-maize-harvest-85-complete-wheat-sowing-at-54.md) | -3.3% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2021-03-09 | [Corn, soy, wheat ending stocks hold steady for March \| 2021-03-09  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48068-corn-soy-wheat-ending-stocks-hold-steady-for-march-2021-03-09-agri-pulse.md) | -10.3% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2026-10-16 | [French maize harvest 92% complete by Oct 12, soft wheat sowings at 15% \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17065-french-maize-harvest-92-complete-by-oct-12-soft-wheat-sowings-at-15.md) | -1.2% | — |

## Sources

- agriinsite.com: https://agriinsite.com/french-wheat-conditions-hold-at-4-year-low-maize-planting-picks-up/

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