# Wet autumn to cut wheat area in France, UK in setback for next harvest | The Western Producer

> Heavy autumn rain has disrupted wheat and winter barley sowing in France and Britain, with a significant fall in wheat area expected in both countries. Crop ratings in France fell for a second week, and waterlogged fields limited the benefit of a drier spell.

- Date: 2019-12-02 · published 2019-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55525-wet-autumn-to-cut-wheat-area-in-france-uk-in-setback-for-next-harvest-the
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller European wheat area points to a weaker 2020 harvest, which tends to support wheat prices and firm feed grain costs for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [Drought, frost provide lift for U.S. hard red wheat price \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19313-drought-frost-provide-lift-for-u-s-hard-red-wheat-price-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [U.S. hard red winter wheat crop finds itself in trouble \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19780-u-s-hard-red-winter-wheat-crop-finds-itself-in-trouble-the-western-producer.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-17 | [France's wheat production to fall after heatwaves push early harvest - RFI](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18283-france-s-wheat-production-to-fall-after-heatwaves-push-early-harvest-rfi.md) | +3.8% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-26 | [‘It’s crop insurance territory’ \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34993-it-s-crop-insurance-territory-the-western-producer.md) | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-16 | [Dry conditions in Argentina cut crop’s size \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14028-dry-conditions-in-argentina-cut-crop-s-size-the-western-producer.md) | -2.3% | -13.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/daily/wet-autumn-to-cut-wheat-area-in-france-uk-in-setback-for-next-harvest/

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