# Winter cereal cultivation is restricted by rain in

> The EU MARS monthly report says heavy rain between 1 October and 20 November has limited winter cereal planting in parts of Europe, with France and northern Italy hit hardest. Winter wheat area for the 2020 harvest is expected to fall in the UK, Ireland and the Benelux, and France is expected to report a smaller area.

- Date: 2019-11-25 · published 2019-11-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55996-winter-cereal-cultivation-is-restricted-by-rain-in
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller EU winter wheat area and delayed sowing point to lower 2020 supplies from a major exporter, supporting wheat and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-29 | [More rain required to lock in winter-crop potential - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51041-more-rain-required-to-lock-in-winter-crop-potential-grain-central.md) | +2.2% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-01 | [Australia set for smallest winter crop in a decade: Rural Bank - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61992-australia-set-for-smallest-winter-crop-in-a-decade-rural-bank-grain-central.md) | -3.7% | -5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Forecast decrease for winter crop production: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68910-forecast-decrease-for-winter-crop-production-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-24 | [Intense rain could impact crop development - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63379-intense-rain-could-impact-crop-development-revista-cultivar.md) | +1.5% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-28 | [Climatic conditions impact 2nd harvest and winter crops, points out Conab - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13563-climatic-conditions-impact-2nd-harvest-and-winter-crops-points-out-conab.md) | -2.2% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-winter-cereal-cultivation-restricted-rain-parts-europe-2019-11-25

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