# Harvest 2017: Wheat 65% cut, spring barley 40% combined - Farmers Weekly

> About 65% of the British winter wheat crop was harvested by August 22, with 40% of spring barley cut. Winter wheat yields are forecast slightly above the five-year average, with milling quality mostly meeting specification.

- Date: 2017-08-25 · published 2017-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69506-harvest-2017-wheat-65-cut-spring-barley-40-combined-farmers-weekly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Average-to-good British yields and quality point to adequate domestic feed and milling supplies, which is mildly bearish for EU-origin wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-13 | [Australian harvest puts pressure on wheat prices \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50202-australian-harvest-puts-pressure-on-wheat-prices-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -2.7% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-02 | [Just when Australia needs it, wheat farmers start bumper harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50130-just-when-australia-needs-it-wheat-farmers-start-bumper-harvest.md) | -1.8% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-16 | [Australian farmers prepare to harvest large wheat crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52069-australian-farmers-prepare-to-harvest-large-wheat-crop.md) | -0.0% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-15 | [South America Weather Returns to Normal: Strong Early Spring Prospects for Wheat, Barley, Soybeans, Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13472-south-america-weather-returns-to-normal-strong-early-spring-prospects-for-wheat.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-03 | [‘A lot of positives:’ Western farmers wrap up harvest early, look to improved prices \| rdnewsnow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50618-a-lot-of-positives-western-farmers-wrap-up-harvest-early-look-to-improved.md) | +1.8% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- fwi.co.uk: https://www.fwi.co.uk/arable/harvest-2017-wheat-65-cut-spring-barley-40-combined

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