# Winter crops in fair to good condition, but frost tolerance remains weakly developed - Agroportal

> The JRC MARS bulletin says most European winter crops are in fair to good condition after slightly warmer-than-usual weather. Frost tolerance is weakly developed, especially around the Black Sea, and drought persists in Morocco.

- Date: 2023-01-20 · published 2023-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37713-winter-crops-in-fair-to-good-condition-but-frost-tolerance-remains-weakly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Poorly hardened winter crops in the Black Sea region face frost risk, and Moroccan drought cuts local crop growth, which could tighten wheat and barley supplies if a cold snap hits.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-13 | [Fair start for winter crops, but concerns over frost tolerance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43538-fair-start-for-winter-crops-but-concerns-over-frost-tolerance.md) | -6.0% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-23 | [Dry conditions in US Plains expected to worsen if La Niña develops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27781-dry-conditions-in-us-plains-expected-to-worsen-if-la-nina-develops-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-30 | [U.S. grains: Winter wheat jumps as crop conditions drop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67013-u-s-grains-winter-wheat-jumps-as-crop-conditions-drop-grainews.md) | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [Markets to react to weather conditions \| Birchip Cropping Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8432-markets-to-react-to-weather-conditions-birchip-cropping-group.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-22 | [Grains analysts cut further winter crop tonnage in race to the bottom \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56531-grains-analysts-cut-further-winter-crop-tonnage-in-race-to-the-bottom-farm.md) | -0.6% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- agroportal.pt: https://www.agroportal.pt/winter-crops-in-fair-to-good-condition-but-frost-tolerance-remains-weakly-developed/

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