# French wheat, barley crops still ahead of usual growth pace | Financial Post

> French soft wheat and winter barley crops remain about a week ahead of their usual development pace after a mild autumn, FranceAgriMer data showed. Nearly all soft wheat and winter barley was rated good or excellent, with sowing almost complete.

- Date: 2022-11-25 · published 2022-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38606-french-wheat-barley-crops-still-ahead-of-usual-growth-pace-financial-post
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Early, healthy crop development is neutral-to-bearish for near-term EU wheat and barley prices, though early growth raises frost-vulnerability risk that could support prices if cold arrives.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [French 2023 soft wheat crop pegged at 34.8mn t](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34977-french-2023-soft-wheat-crop-pegged-at-34-8mn-t.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Wheat spread hits one-year high as drought fears grow in US plains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20220-wheat-spread-hits-one-year-high-as-drought-fears-grow-in-us-plains.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-17 | [EU Wheat And Barley Area Seen Holding Steady As Sowing Advances](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33557-eu-wheat-and-barley-area-seen-holding-steady-as-sowing-advances.md) | -1.9% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-25 | [French wheat crop ratings ease, maize planting stays brisk in dry spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19658-french-wheat-crop-ratings-ease-maize-planting-stays-brisk-in-dry-spell-markets.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-22 | [Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49592-condition-of-european-and-us-winter-crops-poles-apart-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/french-wheat-barley-crops-still-ahead-of-usual-growth-pace

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