# Rain in time for European cereal crops - Inside Grains & Raw Material | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> The MARS report from the European Commission shows May rainfall arriving in time for EU wheat, barley and rapeseed, with soft wheat yields estimated at 6.10 t/ha, 2.7% above the five-year average. Spain remains dry and France was revised down after storm-related lodging, while rapeseed is expected to be the smallest harvest in over a decade.

- Date: 2019-06-18 · published 2019-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58533-rain-in-time-for-european-cereal-crops-inside-grains-and-raw-material
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A near-average to above-average EU wheat crop is bearish for prices, while the small rapeseed outlook and Spanish drought are supportive for oilseed meal and oil.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-09 | [China's revised figures shake up grain market - Inside Grains & Raw Material \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61989-china-s-revised-figures-shake-up-grain-market-inside-grains-and-raw-material.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-23 | [MARS: More wheat despite wet winter - Inside Grains & Raw Material \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54065-mars-more-wheat-despite-wet-winter-inside-grains-and-raw-material.md) | -6.6% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-13 | [Wasde report corners grain market - Analysis Grains & Raw Material \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34987-wasde-report-corners-grain-market-analysis-grains-and-raw-material.md) | +3.7% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-20 | [Coceral expects European grain output to rise next year - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38166-coceral-expects-european-grain-output-to-rise-next-year-markets-business.md) | +0.6% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-09 | [Strategie Grains enhances EU wheat crop forecast again - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37268-strategie-grains-enhances-eu-wheat-crop-forecast-again-markets-business-recorder.md) | -2.6% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/granen-grondstof/artikel/10882912/regen-op-tijd-voor-europese-graangewassen

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