# French wheat ratings fall again while maize sowings progress

> FranceAgriMer reported that 63% of French soft wheat was rated good or excellent by April 22, down from 64% the week before and 94% a year earlier. That is the poorest rating for the time of year since 2020. Winter barley and maize sowing also lagged, with maize 26% planted against a five-year average of 51%.

- Date: 2024-04-29 · published 2024-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30697-french-wheat-ratings-fall-again-while-maize-sowings-progress
- 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

Poor French crop conditions raise the risk of a smaller harvest from the EU's largest wheat producer, which supports wheat prices. Delayed maize planting adds to the weather risk for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-24 | [French soft wheat rating holds at four-year low as rain persists](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29703-french-soft-wheat-rating-holds-at-four-year-low-as-rain-persists.md) | -6.8% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-13 | [France sees fall in winter wheat and barley sowing after rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32653-france-sees-fall-in-winter-wheat-and-barley-sowing-after-rain.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |
| 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 | 2023-11-13 | [French grain sowing lagging far behind after rains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33129-french-grain-sowing-lagging-far-behind-after-rains.md) | -2.7% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-10-20 | [French farmers accelerate winter wheat sowing](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22338-french-farmers-accelerate-winter-wheat-sowing.md) | -0.8% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-05-07 | [Rain Slowing Crop Progress in Iowa - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30303-rain-slowing-crop-progress-in-iowa-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.6% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [Wheat prices in Ukraine fall under pressure from falling world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28813-wheat-prices-in-ukraine-fall-under-pressure-from-falling-world-prices.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/french-wheat-ratings-fall-again-while-maize-sowings-progress/

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