# Heatwave Poses Risks for French, Spanish Wheat as EU Harvest Nears

> An exceptionally early heatwave hit France and Spain, with temperatures reaching 40C locally in France, adding stress to wheat after a dry spring. Analysts said the heat could cut yields, though expected easing and showers should avert large losses. The biggest risk is in central France, where crops are in grain filling.

- Date: 2022-06-17 · published 2022-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40872-heatwave-poses-risks-for-french-spanish-wheat-as-eu-harvest-nears
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU wheat output would tighten global wheat supply already strained by the loss of Ukrainian exports, supporting wheat prices and feed-grain substitution costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-07 | [EU wheat harvest focus turns to Germany after poor French crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51567-eu-wheat-harvest-focus-turns-to-germany-after-poor-french-crop.md) | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-20 | [French soft wheat harvest nears end after hot spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45507-french-soft-wheat-harvest-nears-end-after-hot-spell-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.0% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-17 | [France's wheat production to fall after heatwaves push early harvest - RFI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18283-france-s-wheat-production-to-fall-after-heatwaves-push-early-harvest-rfi.md) | +3.8% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-23 | [Record heat puts French grain harvest at risk \| Science-Environment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18752-record-heat-puts-french-grain-harvest-at-risk-science-environment.md) | -1.3% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-08 | [Wheat and corn harvests : why the heatwave is causing French production to drop sharply](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17841-wheat-and-corn-harvests-why-the-heatwave-is-causing-french-production-to-drop.md) | +0.7% | +8.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-02-14 | [Wheat prices are supported by forecasts of a reduced harvest next season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37374-wheat-prices-are-supported-by-forecasts-of-a-reduced-harvest-next-season.md) | -0.9% | -10.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-08-12 | [Strategie Grains Lowers Forecast For EU Wheat, Barley Harvests \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45509-strategie-grains-lowers-forecast-for-eu-wheat-barley-harvests-esm-magazine.md) | +1.9% | -4.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-06-28 | [Heatwave seen trimming, not slashing EU grain harvest \| International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58532-heatwave-seen-trimming-not-slashing-eu-grain-harvest-international.md) | -6.2% | -7.7% |

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/markets/newswire/heatwave-poses-risks-for-french-spanish-wheat-as-eu-harvest-nears

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