# Fair start for winter crops, but concerns over frost tolerance

> The EU Commission's JRC MARS bulletin for December says autumn weather has been mostly fair, allowing winter crops to establish. Frost hardening is weaker than usual across central, eastern and south-eastern Europe, especially in the Black Sea region, though no frost damage has been detected so far.

- Date: 2021-12-13 · published 2021-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43538-fair-start-for-winter-crops-but-concerns-over-frost-tolerance
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak frost hardening and delayed development raise the risk of winter kill if a cold snap arrives, which would tighten wheat supplies and support prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-20 | [Winter crops in fair to good condition, but frost tolerance remains weakly developed - Agroportal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37713-winter-crops-in-fair-to-good-condition-but-frost-tolerance-remains-weakly.md) | -2.9% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-21 | [Fair start to spring for most European crops - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42208-fair-start-to-spring-for-most-european-crops-joint-research-centre.md) | +15.8% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-13 | [Winter crop harvest survives tough season, but summer yields at risk  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66465-winter-crop-harvest-survives-tough-season-but-summer-yields-at-risk-farm-online.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2024-10-15 | [Prices of crops, oil bounce back from late summer lows \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27969-prices-of-crops-oil-bounce-back-from-late-summer-lows-the-western-producer.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu: https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and-updates/fair-start-winter-crops-concerns-over-frost-tolerance-2021-12-13_en?prefLang=es

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