# French soft wheat crop rating stable - Markets - Business Recorder

> FranceAgriMer reported that 92% of French soft wheat was in good or excellent condition in the week to April 11, unchanged week on week and above the 86% of a year earlier. About 8% of the grain maize area had been sown.

- Date: 2022-04-17 · published 2022-04-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41779-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong French crop ratings reduce the risk of EU wheat supply shortfalls, which is mildly bearish for wheat prices. Maize planting is running behind last year, a small supportive factor for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-30 | [French wheat, barley crop ratings ease as farmers wrap up sowing - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21893-french-wheat-barley-crop-ratings-ease-as-farmers-wrap-up-sowing-markets.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-04 | [Chicago wheat down - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7138-chicago-wheat-down-markets-business-recorder.md) | +4.6% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-11 | [FranceAgriMer lifts soft wheat ending stocks estimate - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48087-franceagrimer-lifts-soft-wheat-ending-stocks-estimate-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-13 | [French wheat conditions still good, spring barley sowing nears end - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48085-french-wheat-conditions-still-good-spring-barley-sowing-nears-end-markets.md) | -0.3% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-09 | [Strategie Grains enhances EU wheat crop forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37268-strategie-grains-enhances-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | -2.6% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Strategie Grains enhances EU wheat crop forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37268-strategie-grains-enhances-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2025-06-24 | [Southern Europe lifts EU wheat yield outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24138-southern-europe-lifts-eu-wheat-yield-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.0% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40167712

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