# EU Wheat In Good Shape After Rain Eases Concerns Over Dry Spring | Checkout

> Rain in the four largest EU wheat producers eased dryness concerns after a dry spring. In France, 79% of soft wheat was rated good or excellent, and German cooperatives forecast the 2019 wheat harvest up 19.8% to 24.28 million tonnes.

- Date: 2019-05-20 · published 2019-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59022-eu-wheat-in-good-shape-after-rain-eases-concerns-over-dry-spring-checkout
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Improved EU crop prospects add supply expectations for wheat and feed grains, which can pressure wheat and corn prices versus last year's drought-hit crop.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-10 | [Warm Winter Generates Optimism For Large EU Wheat Crop \| Checkout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60024-warm-winter-generates-optimism-for-large-eu-wheat-crop-checkout.md) | +1.1% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-31 | [Wheat Futures Lose Ground as Rainfall Eases Dryness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27900-wheat-futures-lose-ground-as-rainfall-eases-dryness.md) | +0.0% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [Forecasts of a good wheat harvest in the US and the EU continue to lower stock prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10908-forecasts-of-a-good-wheat-harvest-in-the-us-and-the-eu-continue-to-lower-stock.md) | +19.4% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-18 | [COMMODITIES 2025: Australia to see jump in wheat output but quality concerns remain \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26922-commodities-2025-australia-to-see-jump-in-wheat-output-but-quality-concerns.md) | +1.4% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-04 | [Corn, Soy Pare Sharp Overnight Gains, Wheat Crumbles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8685-corn-soy-pare-sharp-overnight-gains-wheat-crumbles.md) | +2.7% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-11-16 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33133-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area-world-grain.md) | +0.0% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2023-11-20 | [Rains taking toll on EU soft wheat area](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33130-rains-taking-toll-on-eu-soft-wheat-area.md) | -2.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-31 | [Wheat Futures Lose Ground as Rainfall Eases Dryness](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27900-wheat-futures-lose-ground-as-rainfall-eases-dryness.md) | +2.2% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- checkout.ie: https://www.checkout.ie/supply-chain/eu-wheat-good-shape-rain-eases-concerns-dry-spring-2-75161

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