# European wheat crop shaken by wild French weather | The Land | NSW

> Hail, wind and torrential rain hit grain crops in 65 of France's 101 departments on June 3-5, with about 50,000 lightning strikes recorded. FranceAgriMer data showed only 6% of the soft wheat crop in good-to-excellent condition as at June 6, down from 67% the previous week.

- Date: 2022-06-14 · published 2022-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40876-european-wheat-crop-shaken-by-wild-french-weather-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Severe storm and drought damage to France's top wheat crop reduces expected EU exports and supports wheat prices, which feed buyers pay through higher grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-23 | [Weather cocktail gives wheat a little lift \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56512-weather-cocktail-gives-wheat-a-little-lift-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.4% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-20 | [Heatwave damages French wheat crops, rain helps in northern Europe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70429-heatwave-damages-french-wheat-crops-rain-helps-in-northern-europe.md) | -0.9% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Frosts savage crops in south west NSW \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68918-frosts-savage-crops-in-south-west-nsw-the-land-nsw.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-07 | [UPDATE 1-Europe's wheat crop set to be mixed bag after torrid weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40422-update-1-europe-s-wheat-crop-set-to-be-mixed-bag-after-torrid-weather.md) | -5.1% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7779577/french-grain-production-continues-its-downward-slide/

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