# Europe raises the red flag … - Grain Central

> Nidera's Peter McMeekin says hot, dry weather in June is eroding the benefits of May rainfall in Europe. Strategie Grains cut the EU barley crop to 58 million tonnes, down 1.6 million tonnes month on month. Spain is the worst-hit country.

- Date: 2017-06-20 · published 2017-06-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70434-europe-raises-the-red-flag-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter EU barley and soft wheat supply supports feed grain prices and may increase EU demand for imports.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-15 | [Feed grain update: Prices rally in June - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70605-feed-grain-update-prices-rally-in-june-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-05 | [Wet delays European winter-crop planting - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32655-wet-delays-european-winter-crop-planting-grain-central.md) | -3.3% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-02 | [Wheat futures surge - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12430-wheat-futures-surge-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-17 | [Feedgrain Focus: Rain reignites southern inverse - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38798-feedgrain-focus-rain-reignites-southern-inverse-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-29 | [More rain required to lock in winter-crop potential - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51041-more-rain-required-to-lock-in-winter-crop-potential-grain-central.md) | +2.2% | +4.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/europe-raises-the-red-flag/

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