# Dry weather may curb promising EU wheat crop

> Dry weather and hot temperatures are a concern for the EU wheat crop, though French soft wheat was rated 80% good or excellent. Traders expect French soft wheat output of 37-38 million tonnes, above last year's 36.6 million and the five-year average.

- Date: 2018-06-01 · published 2018-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64473-dry-weather-may-curb-promising-eu-wheat-crop
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness across parts of the EU could trim supply, but a solid French outlook limits upside for wheat and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-07 | [Wheat Market Update: EU And Russia Crop Risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54992-wheat-market-update-eu-and-russia-crop-risks.md) | +1.5% | -3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-22 | [From Milling to Feed – the Downgraded Australian Wheat Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43537-from-milling-to-feed-the-downgraded-australian-wheat-crop.md) | -0.2% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-25 | [French wheat crop ratings ease, maize planting stays brisk in dry spell - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19658-french-wheat-crop-ratings-ease-maize-planting-stays-brisk-in-dry-spell-markets.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-16 | [Strategie Grains cuts EU cereal crop forecasts on weather woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35421-strategie-grains-cuts-eu-cereal-crop-forecasts-on-weather-woes.md) | +3.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-12 | [Weather Concerns Impacting Wheat Market \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58652-weather-concerns-impacting-wheat-market-red-river-farm-network.md) | -5.3% | -8.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/currencies/dry-weather-may-curb-promising-eu-wheat-crop-idUSKCN1IX551/

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