# Mars. Cereal yields 2019: unfavorable in the north

> MARS estimated EU crop yields improved 0.7% from the previous month and sit 1.2% above the five-year average, with wheat and barley up 2% and corn up 4%. Rapeseed yields were cut 1.9% month on month, and northern regions remain dry while the south had above-average rain.

- Date: 2019-05-20 · published 2019-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59026-mars-cereal-yields-2019-unfavorable-in-the-north
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Better EU yields for cereals and maize add supply comfort, while lower rapeseed yields support canola and oilseed meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-23 | [MARS estimates higher grain yields due to weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35916-mars-estimates-higher-grain-yields-due-to-weather.md) | -1.2% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-18 | [French Cereal Crop Conditions Stay Favourable In Hot Spell \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46523-french-cereal-crop-conditions-stay-favourable-in-hot-spell-esm-magazine.md) | -7.5% | -11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-11 | [MMN March 2025 - Cereals Update \| Helping farmers in Scotland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25644-mmn-march-2025-cereals-update-helping-farmers-in-scotland.md) | +5.7% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-29 | [Mid North harvest: growers eye top yields as grain prices fall \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/2036-mid-north-harvest-growers-eye-top-yields-as-grain-prices-fall-stock-journal-sa.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-04 | [India's wettest monsoon in 25 years could yield record 2020 wheat output \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55556-india-s-wettest-monsoon-in-25-years-could-yield-record-2020-wheat-output-the.md) | -3.6% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [Will 2019 Bring More Record U.S. Corn Yields?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60956-will-2019-bring-more-record-u-s-corn-yields.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [Favorable Corn Belt weather in most locales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70342-favorable-corn-belt-weather-in-most-locales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-10-06 | [Climate scenario is more favorable for the 2025/26 harvest - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13465-climate-scenario-is-more-favorable-for-the-2025-26-harvest-cultivar-magazine.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/market-report-mars-cereal-yields-2019-unfavorable-north-better-south-2019-05-20

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