# French cereal conditions good ahead of cold spell - Markets - Business Recorder

> French soft wheat was rated 87% good or excellent in the week to April 5, with winter barley at 85% and spring barley at 92%. Dry conditions were starting to cause concern ahead of a freezing spell that may have damaged some crops.

- Date: 2021-04-09 · published 2021-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47532-french-cereal-conditions-good-ahead-of-cold-spell-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong French crop ratings point to ample EU supply and are mildly bearish for wheat and barley, though the cold snap and dryness are a potential upside risk.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-18 | [French Cereal Crop Conditions Stay Favourable In Hot Spell \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46523-french-cereal-crop-conditions-stay-favourable-in-hot-spell-esm-magazine.md) | -7.5% | -11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-10 | [US corn and soybean futures decline - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12610-us-corn-and-soybean-futures-decline-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.4% | +5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-10 | [Paris wheat drops - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11412-paris-wheat-drops-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.5% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-31 | [CBOT soyabean futures rally - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40515-cbot-soyabean-futures-rally-markets-business-recorder.md) | +4.5% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-21 | [Wheat down 9-11 cents, corn down 13-19 cents, soy down 18-25 cents - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7306-wheat-down-9-11-cents-corn-down-13-19-cents-soy-down-18-25-cents-markets.md) | -8.4% | -11.3% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40082811

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