# MARS describes European weather conditions as still

> The European Commission's MARS monitoring service rates European winter crops as still fair, though it warns a late-February cold spell covered nearly all of Europe outside the north and west of France, Great Britain, Spain and Italy. MARS expects impairment of winter crops and delayed summer cereal sowing.

- Date: 2018-03-20 · published 2018-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65940-mars-describes-european-weather-conditions-as-still
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Winter crop damage and delayed spring planting in Europe would tighten EU feed grain supply and support barley and corn prices. The assessment is still provisional, so the impact is uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Heavy rains impact European crop conditions: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30698-heavy-rains-impact-european-crop-conditions-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-17 | [French crop conditions dip amid dry weather: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53576-french-crop-conditions-dip-amid-dry-weather-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-02 | [French grain crop conditions worsen as dry weather continues - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19185-french-grain-crop-conditions-worsen-as-dry-weather-continues-markets-business.md) | -2.7% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [Markets to react to weather conditions \| Birchip Cropping Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8432-markets-to-react-to-weather-conditions-birchip-cropping-group.md) | +1.3% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-21 | [Dry weather conditions in early summer worsen crop prospects in the EU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35430-dry-weather-conditions-in-early-summer-worsen-crop-prospects-in-the-eu.md) | +9.4% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-06-22 | [Dry Weather and Crop Conditions in Illinois - farmdoc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13272-dry-weather-and-crop-conditions-in-illinois-farmdoc.md) | -8.7% | -14.9% |
| CORN | 2022-03-24 | [Mixed Weather Conditions for Second-Crop Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13733-mixed-weather-conditions-for-second-crop-corn-in-brazil.md) | +1.8% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2024-04-24 | [Weather conditions harm soybean and corn harvests in several states - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13577-weather-conditions-harm-soybean-and-corn-harvests-in-several-states-revista.md) | -0.5% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/grains/news/market-report-mars-describes-european-weather-conditions-still-fair-2018-03-20

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