# Rain brings respite for EU wheat - Markets - Business Recorder

> Rain in Europe this week brought relief to dry wheat belts, though analysts said more moisture is needed to stop the harvest shrinking further. The European Commission had cut its EU common wheat forecast to 121.5 million tonnes, and traders expect a French soft wheat crop of 32-33 million tonnes versus 39.5 million last year. Germany's rain was also welcome, though it needs more in the east.

- Date: 2020-06-08 · published 2020-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52550-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-markets-business-recorder
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rain stabilizes the EU crop outlook, easing some of the upward price pressure from a smaller harvest, but a much smaller crop remains supportive for wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-08 | [Rain Brings Respite For EU Wheat As Smaller Harvest Looms \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52551-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-as-smaller-harvest-looms-esm-magazine.md) | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-25 | [French wheat crop ratings ease, maize planting stays brisk in dry spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19658-french-wheat-crop-ratings-ease-maize-planting-stays-brisk-in-dry-spell-markets.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-18 | [Wheat eases from 4-month highs, soybean flat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26078-wheat-eases-from-4-month-highs-soybean-flat-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Corn, wheat, soy steady as US crop prospects assessed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46608-corn-wheat-soy-steady-as-us-crop-prospects-assessed-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-30 | [Middle East Africa Commodities - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59174-middle-east-africa-commodities-markets-business-recorder.md) | +9.6% | +16.2% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/1002652

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