# French cereal crops suffer as hot spell worsens drought

> FranceAgriMer rated 73% of French soft wheat in good or excellent condition as of May 16, down from 82% a week earlier. Record May temperatures in parts of France are further drying out crops.

- Date: 2022-05-20 · published 2022-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41354-french-cereal-crops-suffer-as-hot-spell-worsens-drought
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower French wheat condition raises the risk of a smaller EU crop, which supports wheat futures and export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-08 | [U.S. Crop Conditions Fall as Drought Conditions Worsen - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66541-u-s-crop-conditions-fall-as-drought-conditions-worsen-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -0.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-04 | [Drought filled summer strains E.U. cereal harvest \| 2018-10-04  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62477-drought-filled-summer-strains-e-u-cereal-harvest-2018-10-04-world-grain.md) | -2.7% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-02 | [French grain crop conditions worsen as dry weather continues - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19185-french-grain-crop-conditions-worsen-as-dry-weather-continues-markets-business.md) | -2.7% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-13 | [Drought threat intensifies for U.S. Plains winter wheat crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66052-drought-threat-intensifies-for-u-s-plains-winter-wheat-crop.md) | -1.6% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-07 | [$7 wheat is back as Plains drought slashes crop prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19314-7-wheat-is-back-as-plains-drought-slashes-crop-prospects.md) | +3.6% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/french-cereal-crops-suffer-hot-spell-worsens-drought-2022-05-20/

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