# Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart - Grain Central

> The winter crop planting campaign across the EU and US has concluded. Favourable October and November weather in Europe allowed timely sowing, but the European rapeseed area is expected to shrink after waterlogging, with many intended paddocks switched to cereals or left unsown. Dry conditions in parts of the US are a concern for wheat.

- Date: 2020-12-22 · published 2020-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU/US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49592-condition-of-european-and-us-winter-crops-poles-apart-grain-central
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller European rapeseed area reduces oilseed supply and supports rapeseed-based meal prices. Dryness in US wheat areas could add modest upside risk if it persists into spring.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [European, Maghreb winter crops humming along - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20110-european-maghreb-winter-crops-humming-along-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-19 | [Australian winter crop around 70pc planted - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47054-australian-winter-crop-around-70pc-planted-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Winter-crop plant off to patchy start across Australia - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30668-winter-crop-plant-off-to-patchy-start-across-australia-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-30 | [Central Queensland winter crop defies eastern drought - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56536-central-queensland-winter-crop-defies-eastern-drought-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +7.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-15 | [The winter crop that was: West trumps East in 2018 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61049-the-winter-crop-that-was-west-trumps-east-in-2018-grain-central.md) | +3.3% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/condition-of-european-and-us-winter-crops-poles-apart/

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