# French wheat crop rating declines, barley harvest starts - Markets - Business Recorder

> FranceAgriMer said 79% of French soft wheat was in good or excellent condition in the week to 21 June, down from 81% a week earlier. Winter barley harvesting had begun, with 1% of the crop area cut.

- Date: 2021-06-25 · published 2021-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46524-french-wheat-crop-rating-declines-barley-harvest-starts-markets-business
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A slight decline in crop ratings modestly reduces expectations for French supply, a small supportive factor for wheat. The rating change is small and the crop remains in good shape.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-05 | [French wheat crop rating slips further - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40875-french-wheat-crop-rating-slips-further-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-25 | [French wheat rating slips, maize sowing slows as rain returns - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30177-french-wheat-rating-slips-maize-sowing-slows-as-rain-returns-markets-business.md) | -7.8% | -17.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-25 | [EU sharply cuts soft wheat harvest forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52547-eu-sharply-cuts-soft-wheat-harvest-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.8% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-13 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU, UK wheat crop forecast - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51571-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-uk-wheat-crop-forecast-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-24 | [EU trims 2021/22 wheat harvest and stocks forecasts - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46520-eu-trims-2021-22-wheat-harvest-and-stocks-forecasts-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.1% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40102950

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