# JRC MARS Bulletin - Publications Office of the EU

> The JRC MARS Bulletin for April 2023 reports substantial rainfall across much of Europe, restoring soil moisture but delaying sowing in the British Isles, northern France and the Benelux. Drought persists in northern Italy and worsened in the Iberian Peninsula, with reservoir shortages threatening summer crop plantings.

- Date: 2023-04-24 · published 2023-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36335-jrc-mars-bulletin-publications-office-of-the-eu
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Drought-driven area cuts in Spain and Italy could reduce maize and rice output and tighten EU feed supplies, while northern delays add some supply uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-26 | [JRC MARS bulletin - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23263-jrc-mars-bulletin-publications-office-of-the-eu.md) | +2.1% | +7.0% |
| CORN | 2021-10-13 | [The 2019-2021 extreme drought episode in La Plata Basin - Publications Office of the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44405-the-2019-2021-extreme-drought-episode-in-la-plata-basin-publications-office-of.md) | +0.9% | +10.7% |
| CORN | 2020-07-08 | [Extreme heat and no rain, taking a toll on Michigan crops \| An official publication of Michigan Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51963-extreme-heat-and-no-rain-taking-a-toll-on-michigan-crops-an-official.md) | -2.3% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2025-01-29 | [Will the Bull Market in Corn Continue to Pull Up Soybeans and Wheat? - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6895-will-the-bull-market-in-corn-continue-to-pull-up-soybeans-and-wheat-agweb.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-29 | [ISA Experts Weigh In On The State Of Crop Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13274-isa-experts-weigh-in-on-the-state-of-crop-conditions.md) | -2.5% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- op.europa.eu: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/1db87d18-e31d-11ed-a05c-01aa75ed71a1/language-en

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