# EU Wheat Crops Not Seen Suffering Big Hit From Cold Spell | ESM Magazine

> Severe cold across Europe last week was unlikely to cause significant damage to wheat, according to analysts and traders, because crops were insulated by snow and had built winter hardiness. Rapeseed sown during late-summer drought and some early-drilled spring barley were judged more at risk. French winter soft wheat area was raised to 4.86 million hectares, up 15% year on year.

- Date: 2021-02-17 · published 2021-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48562-eu-wheat-crops-not-seen-suffering-big-hit-from-cold-spell-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Limited frost losses support expectations of a larger EU harvest, which keeps wheat supply ample and caps prices, while rapeseed risk could slightly firm canola meal and oilseed prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35914-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-steady-at-decade-high-esm-magazine.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-19 | [EU Heading For Large Wheat Crop Despite Early Summer Heatwave \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58035-eu-heading-for-large-wheat-crop-despite-early-summer-heatwave-esm-magazine.md) | -2.5% | -2.5% |
| 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 | 2020-08-17 | [EU Wheat Harvest Bolstered By Decent Crops In Germany And Poland \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51573-eu-wheat-harvest-bolstered-by-decent-crops-in-germany-and-poland-esm-magazine.md) | +0.9% | +11.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-22 | [Dryness Threatens Australia's Canola Output, Wheat Seen Recovering \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30188-dryness-threatens-australia-s-canola-output-wheat-seen-recovering-esm-magazine.md) | -7.4% | -10.9% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/eu-wheat-crops-not-seen-suffering-big-hit-cold-spell-122512

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