# Dry winter in much of Europe and North Africa

> The EU Joint Research Centre's February crop monitoring bulletin says winter crops are in good condition across most of Europe. Drought is affecting southern Portugal, southern Spain, south-eastern France and north-western Italy, where soil moisture is below average.

- Date: 2022-02-21 · published 2022-02-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42650-dry-winter-in-much-of-europe-and-north-africa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent dryness in Mediterranean growing areas raises the risk of lower wheat and barley yields if rain does not arrive in coming weeks. Current conditions are mostly favourable, so the price impact is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-15 | [The price of wheat in the United States and Europe has increased dramatically](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12091-the-price-of-wheat-in-the-united-states-and-europe-has-increased-dramatically.md) | +11.2% | +10.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-30 | [Wheat rose in Chicago, Black Sea origins caught up with bullish trend in Europe and North America — Latifundist.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46102-wheat-rose-in-chicago-black-sea-origins-caught-up-with-bullish-trend-in-europe.md) | +1.6% | +2.4% |
| 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 | 2020-02-19 | [The reduction in sowing areas of winter wheat in the EU almost does not reduce the crop in the new season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54537-the-reduction-in-sowing-areas-of-winter-wheat-in-the-eu-almost-does-not-reduce.md) | -1.6% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 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) | -10.0% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/dry-winter-europe-and-north-africa-2022-02-21_en

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