# MARS: Sowing of winter cereals in the EU usually

> The MARS monitoring service reports that November's drier weather let most EU winter crops be planted on time, though eastern Czech Republic and Slovakia remain delayed. Rapeseed sowing was hampered by dry soils and heavy rain, and the EU area is likely below last year and the five-year average.

- Date: 2020-11-24 · published 2020-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50100-mars-sowing-of-winter-cereals-in-the-eu-usually
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The shrinking EU rapeseed area is supportive for canola meal supply and prices, while the timely cereal sowing keeps wheat supply expectations steady.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter crops sowing is coming to an end in France](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27356-winter-crops-sowing-is-coming-to-an-end-in-france.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-13 | [France produced almost one quarter of cereals in the EU - Products Eurostat News - Eurostat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71441-france-produced-almost-one-quarter-of-cereals-in-the-eu-products-eurostat-news.md) | -1.5% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-24 | [Sowing winter grains almost everywhere completed - Inside Grains & Raw Material \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50099-sowing-winter-grains-almost-everywhere-completed-inside-grains-and-raw-material.md) | -1.0% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-22 | [Average yield forecasts for EU cereals - weaker for](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64978-average-yield-forecasts-for-eu-cereals-weaker-for.md) | +0.7% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-14 | [E-Malt: France: Spring barley sowing 92% complete as of March 10](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25503-e-malt-france-spring-barley-sowing-92-complete-as-of-march-10.md) | +5.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-mars-sowing-winter-cereals-eu-usually-completed-time-2020-11-24

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