# Late-running French soft wheat harvest almost complete - Markets - Business Recorder

> French farmers had nearly finished the soft wheat harvest by early September, with 99% of area cut by August 30, though still two weeks behind last year and 11 days slower than the five-year average. Heavy summer rain delayed harvest and damaged some crops, particularly milling quality for export.

- Date: 2021-09-04 · published 2021-09-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45010-late-running-french-soft-wheat-harvest-almost-complete-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Quality losses from rain-damaged French wheat may push buyers toward other origins or Black Sea supply, supporting European wheat prices despite a volume recovery from last year's poor crop.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-28 | [French soft wheat harvest not completed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45506-french-soft-wheat-harvest-not-completed-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-13 | [French soft wheat harvest slow and crop rating slips - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29188-french-soft-wheat-harvest-slow-and-crop-rating-slips-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.2% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-20 | [French soft wheat harvest nears end after hot spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45507-french-soft-wheat-harvest-nears-end-after-hot-spell-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.0% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-05 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable at nine-year low - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52549-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-at-nine-year-low-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.7% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-05 | [French soft wheat yield seen 11% below 10-year average - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29189-french-soft-wheat-yield-seen-11-below-10-year-average-markets-business-recorder.md) | +9.4% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Wheat hits 3-week high on French crop worries - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31240-wheat-hits-3-week-high-on-french-crop-worries-markets-business-recorder.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-02-18 | [Wheat eases from 4-month highs, soybean flat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26078-wheat-eases-from-4-month-highs-soybean-flat-markets-business-recorder.md) | -4.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2026-04-25 | [French wheat crop ratings ease, maize planting stays brisk in dry spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19658-french-wheat-crop-ratings-ease-maize-planting-stays-brisk-in-dry-spell-markets.md) | +1.7% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40118027

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