# French wheat rating slips, maize sowing slows as rain returns - Markets - Business Recorder

> French soft wheat conditions slipped to 63% good or excellent by May 20, remaining at a four-year low. Maize planting slowed to 78% of the expected area as renewed rain raised concerns about maturing wheat and barley.

- Date: 2024-05-25 · published 2024-05-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30177-french-wheat-rating-slips-maize-sowing-slows-as-rain-returns-markets-business
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Continued deterioration in French crop ratings and slower maize planting support wheat prices and add to supply concerns for feed grains in Europe.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-05 | [French wheat crop rating slips further - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40875-french-wheat-crop-rating-slips-further-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [French wheat crop rating declines, barley harvest starts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46524-french-wheat-crop-rating-declines-barley-harvest-starts-markets-business.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-28 | [French wheat crop rating slips, spring barley sowing accelerates \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25977-french-wheat-crop-rating-slips-spring-barley-sowing-accelerates-marketscreener.md) | -3.6% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.9% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-25 | [EU sharply cuts soft wheat harvest forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52547-eu-sharply-cuts-soft-wheat-harvest-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.8% | -5.4% |
| CORN | 2020-06-11 | [Wheat slides on record global stocks estimate - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52557-wheat-slides-on-record-global-stocks-estimate-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2026-05-15 | [Expana lifts EU wheat, abarley crop outlook, cuts maize - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19181-expana-lifts-eu-wheat-abarley-crop-outlook-cuts-maize-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.6% | -6.3% |
| CORN | 2023-05-17 | [France forecasts drop in maize area as drought, costs deter farmers - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35918-france-forecasts-drop-in-maize-area-as-drought-costs-deter-farmers-markets.md) | +2.4% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40305248

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