# UPDATE 1-Europe's wheat crop set to be mixed bag after torrid weather

> A Reuters poll put the 2022 EU soft wheat crop at 125.7 million tonnes, down 3.4% from last year. Drought and heat cut yields in Spain, Italy and parts of France, while rain improved prospects in northern Europe.

- Date: 2022-07-07 · published 2022-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40422-update-1-europe-s-wheat-crop-set-to-be-mixed-bag-after-torrid-weather
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU wheat crop reduces exportable supply to importers that are already short of Black Sea grain, supporting wheat and barley feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-14 | [European wheat crop shaken by wild French weather \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40876-european-wheat-crop-shaken-by-wild-french-weather-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-26 | [Wheat export declared amid looming weather risk to crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20586-wheat-export-declared-amid-looming-weather-risk-to-crop.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-21 | [Wheat petite: China's wheat output set to drop sharply in wake of bad weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12354-wheat-petite-china-s-wheat-output-set-to-drop-sharply-in-wake-of-bad-weather.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-11 | [Erratic Weather Lowers India’s Chance to Reap Record Wheat Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31140-erratic-weather-lowers-india-s-chance-to-reap-record-wheat-crop.md) | -7.3% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-15 | [European wheat crop already on the ropes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32654-european-wheat-crop-already-on-the-ropes.md) | +2.0% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/update-1-europes-wheat-crop-set-to-be-mixed-bag-after-torrid-weather

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