# Weather outlook: World wheat problem areas not extensive in La Niña year | World-grain.com | November 22, 2017 19:01 | World Grain

> A World Grain analysis says Spain, France, Morocco and northwestern Algeria are short of moisture, with forecasts suggesting dryness may persist through autumn. Most other wheat areas, including most of Russia and central and western Ukraine, have favorable establishment. Futures prices are subdued because few regions have serious adverse weather.

- Date: 2017-11-23 · published 2017-11-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67911-weather-outlook-world-wheat-problem-areas-not-extensive-in-la-nina-year-world
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions in southwestern Europe and North Africa could cut wheat and barley yields and raise 2018 supply concerns. For now, the limited scope of the problem keeps prices subdued.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-27 | [Weather will provide more market volatility in the coming year  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43513-weather-will-provide-more-market-volatility-in-the-coming-year-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | +7.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-21 | [Global Seasonal Outlook (November 2025) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21856-global-seasonal-outlook-november-2025-world-reliefweb.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-30 | [Seasonal climate outlook: September 2017 - November 2017 \| Earth Sciences New Zealand \| NIWA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69372-seasonal-climate-outlook-september-2017-november-2017-earth-sciences-new.md) | +0.8% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-05 | [Weather phenomena like El Nino affect up to two-thirds of world's harvests - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65445-weather-phenomena-like-el-nino-affect-up-to-two-thirds-of-world-s-harvests.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-24 | [Grain prices: wet weather hits winter sowings across Europe - 24 October 2017 Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68484-grain-prices-wet-weather-hits-winter-sowings-across-europe-24-october-2017.md) | -4.3% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/8971-weather-outlook-world-wheat-problem-areas-not-extensive-in-la-nina-year

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