# Spring grain sowings off to good start in western Europe - Markets - Business Recorder

> Spring grain planting is progressing well in western Europe, with 90% of expected French spring barley area sown by March 8, far ahead of last year's 33%. German spring sowings are also advancing in generally favourable weather. Planted area is expected to fall from last year's high levels.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Western Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48088-spring-grain-sowings-off-to-good-start-in-western-europe-markets-business
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Fast planting and a smaller spring barley area point to lower barley output, but favourable weather offsets this. Shifts toward corn and vegetables could tighten corn supplies later in the year.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-24 | [Southern Europe lifts EU wheat yield outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24138-southern-europe-lifts-eu-wheat-yield-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.0% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2022-04-17 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41779-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-markets-business-recorder.md) | +2.1% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2023-02-09 | [Strategie Grains enhances EU wheat crop forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37268-strategie-grains-enhances-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.3% | -5.2% |
| CORN | 2021-09-11 | [Argentina grains exchange trims soya harvest outlook - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44928-argentina-grains-exchange-trims-soya-harvest-outlook-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.1% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40073071

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