# EU grain crops seen withstanding cold spell | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM | Wausau, Stevens Point

> Analysts told Reuters that a colder-than-usual spell in parts of Europe is unlikely to seriously harm winter grains, and may help crops in France harden after a very mild autumn. Sub-zero temperatures have not threatened French wheat, barley and rapeseed, and German frost in central and eastern zones was discussed as a localized concern.

- Date: 2022-12-16 · published 2022-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38168-eu-grain-crops-seen-withstanding-cold-spell-wsau-news-talk-550-am-99-9-fm
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Limited cold damage keeps European winter grain supply expectations intact, which is mildly bearish for wheat and barley prices and reduces the case for a weather premium.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-05-16 | [Going With the Grain: A nation-wide look at crop prospects - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53074-going-with-the-grain-a-nation-wide-look-at-crop-prospects-abc-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-19 | [Record wheat, rice stocks as spells of rain shielded crops \| India News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25059-record-wheat-rice-stocks-as-spells-of-rain-shielded-crops-india-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-14 | [Waterlogging unlikely to dampen record WA grain season, according to GIWA crop report - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45536-waterlogging-unlikely-to-dampen-record-wa-grain-season-according-to-giwa-crop.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-18 | [Australian wheat crop forecast at 21.4-27.9Mt as seeding starts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54098-australian-wheat-crop-forecast-at-21-4-27-9mt-as-seeding-starts-grain-central.md) | -5.7% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- wsau.com: https://wsau.com/2022/12/16/eu-grain-crops-seen-withstanding-cold-spell/

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