# EU Wheat And Barley Area Seen Holding Steady As Sowing Advances

> Warm weather helped EU farmers sow wheat and barley, with the area expected to be similar to last year while rapeseed may fall slightly. Dry conditions remain a risk in Spain, Romania and Bulgaria, and two-thirds of France's groundwater reserves were below normal at the end of September.

- Date: 2023-10-17 · published 2023-10-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33557-eu-wheat-and-barley-area-seen-holding-steady-as-sowing-advances
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Stable EU wheat and barley area with dryness risks in parts of the bloc keeps supply outlook balanced, with limited near-term price pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-30 | [France: Farmers step up winter barley sowing - beverage-world.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44480-france-farmers-step-up-winter-barley-sowing-beverage-world-com.md) | +9.3% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-15 | [English barley harvest falls to 14-year low as wheat edges higher - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/486-english-barley-harvest-falls-to-14-year-low-as-wheat-edges-higher-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.8% | — |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Corn, wheat, soy steady as US crop prospects assessed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46608-corn-wheat-soy-steady-as-us-crop-prospects-assessed-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-25 | [French wheat, barley crops still ahead of usual growth pace \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38606-french-wheat-barley-crops-still-ahead-of-usual-growth-pace-financial-post.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Wheat spread reaches seven-month high amid rising US crop concerns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20226-wheat-spread-reaches-seven-month-high-amid-rising-us-crop-concerns.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/eu-wheat-and-barley-area-seen-holding-steady-as-sowing-advances/

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