# Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area | World Grain

> Strategie Grains reports heavy rain is hampering EU winter grain sowing, particularly in France, cutting planted soft wheat area. The EU-27 2024 soft wheat area is estimated 0.9% below 2023, and yields could fall short of potential. The consultancy raised its 2023 maize estimate to 61 million tonnes and its 2023 soft wheat estimate to 125.8 million tonnes.

- Date: 2023-11-16 · published 2023-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33133-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced planted area and possible yield losses point to a smaller EU wheat crop in 2024, which supports wheat prices and tightens feed wheat availability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-20 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33130-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area.md) | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +11.5% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-14 | [Keeping an eye on wheat weather \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39520-keeping-an-eye-on-wheat-weather-world-grain.md) | +5.6% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-17 | [GRAINS-U.S. wheat futures rise on world weather woes, corn; soy flat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10915-grains-u-s-wheat-futures-rise-on-world-weather-woes-corn-soy-flat.md) | +4.3% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-21 | [Grain market review: Wheat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4592-grain-market-review-wheat-world-grain.md) | -7.2% | -10.5% |
| CORN | 2023-11-20 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33130-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area.md) | -2.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2017-06-28 | [U.S. grains: Spring wheat futures top US$7 on weather worries - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70514-u-s-grains-spring-wheat-futures-top-us-7-on-weather-worries-grainews.md) | +5.6% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-04-03 | [U.S. grains: Improving weather view weighs on wheat - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59643-u-s-grains-improving-weather-view-weighs-on-wheat-agcanada.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/19287-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area

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