# French Cereals Crop Ratings Fall Further Despite Rains | ESM Magazine

> FranceAgriMer data showed 81% of French soft wheat rated good or excellent in the week to June 26, down from 83% the prior week and a fifth straight weekly decline. Conditions remain well above last year's 64%, and harvest was 1% complete.

- Date: 2023-06-30 · published 2023-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35424-french-cereals-crop-ratings-fall-further-despite-rains-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Slipping French crop ratings signal modestly lower yield prospects, but conditions remain strong, so the price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-11 | [French Soft Wheat Crops Rated 92% Good/Excellent \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42207-french-soft-wheat-crops-rated-92-good-excellent-esm-magazine.md) | -1.0% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-11 | [Strategie Grains still sees lower EU wheat crop despite Spain boost](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30695-strategie-grains-still-sees-lower-eu-wheat-crop-despite-spain-boost.md) | -0.9% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-13 | [USDA springs further surprise in crop report \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11740-usda-springs-further-surprise-in-crop-report-farm-online-act.md) | -1.7% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-02 | [COCERAL unveils 2024 crop forecast \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32063-coceral-unveils-2024-crop-forecast-miller-magazine.md) | -2.8% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-27 | [EU crop yield forecasts remain above the 5-year average despite challenging weather conditions - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30174-eu-crop-yield-forecasts-remain-above-the-5-year-average-despite-challenging.md) | -7.8% | -17.5% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/french-cereals-crop-ratings-fall-further-despite-rains-244100

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