# Harvest 2019: Rain could put the brakes on wheat combining

> Winter barley and oilseed rape harvests in southern England are largely complete, with barley yields reported as strong. Wheat harvesting began in Essex and Somerset, but rain was forecast to slow combines, and exporters find the market slow.

- Date: 2019-07-30 · published 2019-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58188-harvest-2019-rain-could-put-the-brakes-on-wheat-combining
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest delays and slow export demand add some near-term pressure on UK feed grain supply, but the crop quality outlook is good.

## 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 | 2022-07-25 | [Heat takes bite out of corn, soybean and spring wheat crop condition ratings - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13344-heat-takes-bite-out-of-corn-soybean-and-spring-wheat-crop-condition-ratings-pro.md) | -9.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-06 | [Midwest Rains Creating a Bullish View of Wheat Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11374-midwest-rains-creating-a-bullish-view-of-wheat-futures.md) | +3.3% | -7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-26 | [Agritel Estimates French 2023 Soft Wheat Harvest at 34.8 Mln T](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34978-agritel-estimates-french-2023-soft-wheat-harvest-at-34-8-mln-t.md) | -0.6% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Wheat Defies the Odds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57619-wheat-defies-the-odds.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/harvest/harvest-2019-rain-could-put-the-brakes-on-wheat-combining

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