# European wheat looks good, but dryness worries persist | The Western Producer

> Winter wheat crops in Europe and the UK are reported in good shape, with Russia's crop improved after decent January-February rain cut poor-condition ratings from 22% to 8%. The European Commission forecasts EU production of 134.3 million tonnes, nine million above last year, while dryness concerns persist in one key region.

- Date: 2021-04-29 · published 2021-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47529-european-wheat-looks-good-but-dryness-worries-persist-the-western-producer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Improved EU and Russian wheat prospects add supply that weighs on export prices, though lingering dryness in a key region limits the bearish move.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-22 | [Alberta feed market flooded with grain \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62608-alberta-feed-market-flooded-with-grain-the-western-producer.md) | +0.6% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-22 | [Good weather increases pressure on the wheat exchange](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10729-good-weather-increases-pressure-on-the-wheat-exchange.md) | +2.2% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-04 | [India's wettest monsoon in 25 years could yield record 2020 wheat output \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55556-india-s-wettest-monsoon-in-25-years-could-yield-record-2020-wheat-output-the.md) | -3.6% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-26 | [Canola up on planting woes, market eyes weather, trade policy \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71596-canola-up-on-planting-woes-market-eyes-weather-trade-policy-the-western-producer.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-27 | [CBOT review: Soybeans, grains fall with crude oil \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8282-cbot-review-soybeans-grains-fall-with-crude-oil-the-western-producer.md) | -2.4% | +2.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Winter wheat crop gets off to good start in U.S. \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12255-winter-wheat-crop-gets-off-to-good-start-in-u-s-the-western-producer.md) | -3.9% | -2.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-03-22 | [Good weather increases pressure on the wheat exchange](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10729-good-weather-increases-pressure-on-the-wheat-exchange.md) | -3.3% | -4.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [Forecasts of a good wheat harvest in the US and the EU continue to lower stock prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10908-forecasts-of-a-good-wheat-harvest-in-the-us-and-the-eu-continue-to-lower-stock.md) | +5.6% | -6.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/european-wheat-looks-good-but-dryness-worries-persist/

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