# French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High | ESM Magazine

> FranceAgriMer reported that 93% of French soft wheat was rated good or excellent in the week to 22 May, unchanged on the prior week and the best for the time of year since its records began in 2011. Barley ratings held at 90% and 95% for winter and spring crops, and first maize ratings came in at 94%. Planting of maize was 95% complete but still slightly behind the five-year average.

- Date: 2023-05-29 · published 2023-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35914-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-steady-at-decade-high-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong crop conditions point to large EU wheat supplies, which tends to weigh on wheat export prices and limit competition for feed-grain buyers. Traders remain cautious about renewed dryness, so the bearish pressure could fade if June weather turns.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-19 | [EU Heading For Large Wheat Crop Despite Early Summer Heatwave \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58035-eu-heading-for-large-wheat-crop-despite-early-summer-heatwave-esm-magazine.md) | -2.5% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [EU Wheat Crops Not Seen Suffering Big Hit From Cold Spell \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48562-eu-wheat-crops-not-seen-suffering-big-hit-from-cold-spell-esm-magazine.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-18 | [French Cereal Crop Conditions Stay Favourable In Hot Spell \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46523-french-cereal-crop-conditions-stay-favourable-in-hot-spell-esm-magazine.md) | -7.5% | -11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-17 | [EU Wheat Harvest Bolstered By Decent Crops In Germany And Poland \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51573-eu-wheat-harvest-bolstered-by-decent-crops-in-germany-and-poland-esm-magazine.md) | +0.9% | +11.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-04 | [France Stands Out As Germans Lag At End of Europe Wheat Harvest \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68913-france-stands-out-as-germans-lag-at-end-of-europe-wheat-harvest-esm-magazine.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-steady-at-decade-high-241414

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