# Europe's Parched Wheat Fields Get Some Relief As Heat Wave Eases | ESM Magazine

> Rains and cooler weather are easing the heat stress on western European wheat during grain filling. Paris wheat futures recently reached an 18-month high after forecasters cut output estimates. Harvest is still weeks away and weather remains important.

- Date: 2017-06-28 · published 2017-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70433-europe-s-parched-wheat-fields-get-some-relief-as-heat-wave-eases-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Improved moisture could limit further yield losses, which may cap the recent wheat price rally, but the crop remains smaller than earlier expected.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-08 | [Rain Brings Respite For EU Wheat As Smaller Harvest Looms \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52551-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-as-smaller-harvest-looms-esm-magazine.md) | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-18 | [Wheat eases from 4-month highs, soybean flat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26078-wheat-eases-from-4-month-highs-soybean-flat-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Corn, wheat, soy steady as US crop prospects assessed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46608-corn-wheat-soy-steady-as-us-crop-prospects-assessed-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |
| 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 | 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% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/europe-wheat-fields-relief-heat-wave-45474

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