# Dryness in Argentina, France adds to world wheat headaches - Grain Price News

> France's soft wheat crop rating fell to 65% good or excellent in the week to June 13, below the five-year average of 73%, and drought raised doubts over nearly 400,000 hectares of Argentine wheat sowings. Argentina's exchange may cut its planting estimate further, and US winter and spring wheat ratings were also weak.

- Date: 2022-06-17 · published 2022-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40877-dryness-in-argentina-france-adds-to-world-wheat-headaches-grain-price-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Poor ratings in France, Argentina and the US tighten the global wheat balance, supporting prices and raising the cost of wheat-based feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-22 | [Exchange warns over La Nina, as it slashes Argentine wheat crop to 7-year low - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39504-exchange-warns-over-la-nina-as-it-slashes-argentine-wheat-crop-to-7-year-low.md) | -0.2% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [Dryness-tested Western Australia wheat crop in 'precarious position' - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40441-dryness-tested-western-australia-wheat-crop-in-precarious-position-grain-price.md) | +4.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-26 | [La Nina having 'significant effect' on Argentine corn, wheat hopes - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40395-la-nina-having-significant-effect-on-argentine-corn-wheat-hopes-grain-price-news.md) | +5.9% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-30 | [Dryness impacting Argentine crops \| 2019-09-30  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56912-dryness-impacting-argentine-crops-2019-09-30-world-grain.md) | +0.6% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-22 | [What France's speedy wheat harvest says about yield prospects - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40427-what-france-s-speedy-wheat-harvest-says-about-yield-prospects-grain-price-news.md) | -10.2% | -1.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [Dryness-tested Western Australia wheat crop in 'precarious position' - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40441-dryness-tested-western-australia-wheat-crop-in-precarious-position-grain-price.md) | -3.0% | +4.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-09-02 | [Dryness meets opportunity in US wheat country \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17527-dryness-meets-opportunity-in-us-wheat-country-world-grain.md) | -4.1% | -11.2% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-02-01 | [Dryness prevails in North America, western Asia \| 2021-02-01  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48537-dryness-prevails-in-north-america-western-asia-2021-02-01-world-grain.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/06/17/dryness-in-argentina-france-adds-to-world-wheat-supply-headaches/

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