# Rain Brings Respite For EU Wheat As Smaller Harvest Looms | ESM Magazine

> Rain in Europe brought relief to parched wheat belts, but analysts said more moisture is needed to prevent a smaller harvest than last year's bumper crop. The European Commission cut its EU wheat forecast by over 4 million tonnes to 121.5 million, 7% below last year. Traders expect a French soft wheat crop of 32-33 million tonnes, compared with 39.5 million last year.

- Date: 2020-06-08 · published 2020-06-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52551-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-as-smaller-harvest-looms-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rain stabilizes the EU crop outlook, easing some upward price pressure from a smaller harvest, though 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 - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52550-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-28 | [Europe's Parched Wheat Fields Get Some Relief As Heat Wave Eases \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70433-europe-s-parched-wheat-fields-get-some-relief-as-heat-wave-eases-esm-magazine.md) | +3.2% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-30 | [Harvest 2019: Rain could put the brakes on wheat combining](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58188-harvest-2019-rain-could-put-the-brakes-on-wheat-combining.md) | -1.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-15 | [English barley harvest falls to 14-year low as wheat edges higher - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/486-english-barley-harvest-falls-to-14-year-low-as-wheat-edges-higher-farmers-weekly.md) | +0.8% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-24 | [Wheat acreage likely to remain steady despite weak monsoon rainfall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/742-wheat-acreage-likely-to-remain-steady-despite-weak-monsoon-rainfall.md) | -0.6% | — |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/rain-brings-respite-eu-wheat-smaller-harvest-looms-100233

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