# Focus on France | World Grain

> France, the EU's largest wheat producer, has had significant dryness in late winter and early spring, and the USDA FAS says more rain is needed for winter crops and for corn planting. The agency is concerned that the 2023-24 crop could face drought similar to the 2020-21 and 2022-23 seasons. Groundwater levels were described as deteriorated after a very dry winter.

- Date: 2023-05-24 · published 2023-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35915-focus-on-france-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A drought-hit French crop would cut EU wheat exports and could support world wheat prices, while a possible corn shortfall would tighten feed-grain supplies. The risk is still a forecast, so the price effect depends on rainfall over coming weeks.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-07-07 | [France’s soft wheat crop drops due to weather woes \| 2020-07-07  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52050-france-s-soft-wheat-crop-drops-due-to-weather-woes-2020-07-07-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33133-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area-world-grain.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-24 | [Bad omen for central US weather \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42196-bad-omen-for-central-us-weather-world-grain.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 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) | +0.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/18551-focus-on-france

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