# Corn sowing in France is very slow

> FranceAgriMer data showed French corn sowing at 45% of the planned area by April 29, behind last year's 54% and the five-year average of 70%. Winter soft wheat, durum and barley conditions were also rated worse than usual.

- Date: 2024-05-03 · published 2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30179-corn-sowing-in-france-is-very-slow
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Slow planting and weak winter crop ratings in France tighten the European feed grain outlook, supporting corn and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-27 | [Are Concerns Over Slow Corn, Soy Safrinha Planting Overblown? \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13515-are-concerns-over-slow-corn-soy-safrinha-planting-overblown-cz-app.md) | -5.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2026-07-13 | [Corn Ending Stocks Fall Below Expectations in July WASDE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18279-corn-ending-stocks-fall-below-expectations-in-july-wasde.md) | +1.1% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-02 | [French corn harvest at 89% while wheat sowing at 93% - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26898-french-corn-harvest-at-89-while-wheat-sowing-at-93-fastmarkets.md) | +0.7% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2019-07-11 | [For Corn, 'Where She Closes Is Where She Goeses?'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58047-for-corn-where-she-closes-is-where-she-goeses.md) | +0.2% | -5.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [WASDE Slashes Corn Ending Stocks \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46506-wasde-slashes-corn-ending-stocks-feed-and-grain.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-16 | [Grain sowing area in France to decrease by 7%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30696-grain-sowing-area-in-france-to-decrease-by-7.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-04 | [Funds cling to bullish wheat stance, but wary of corn, soy - Oman Observer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6996-funds-cling-to-bullish-wheat-stance-but-wary-of-corn-soy-oman-observer.md) | -0.0% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-15 | [France sees maize area up nearly 10% in shift to spring crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30178-france-sees-maize-area-up-nearly-10-in-shift-to-spring-crops.md) | +19.6% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/corn-sowing-in-france-is-very-slow/

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