# What will be the trigger to push grain prices higher? - Grain Central

> Spanish drought has cut northern Spain's winter crop, and EU wheat and barley estimates were trimmed. Spain may import up to 1.5 million tonnes of wheat for feed, and EU barley is set for its smallest crop since 2012.

- Date: 2017-06-06 · published 2017-06-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70536-what-will-be-the-trigger-to-push-grain-prices-higher-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU barley and wheat output and higher import needs support European and world feed grain prices and freight demand.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2018-04-27 | [Oats planting set to roll in WA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65555-oats-planting-set-to-roll-in-wa-grain-central.md) | +2.3% | +10.5% |
| OATS | 2019-03-27 | [Rain prospects remain unclear for April-June - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60011-rain-prospects-remain-unclear-for-april-june-grain-central.md) | +1.8% | +9.0% |
| OATS | 2020-08-26 | [Oat harvest begins in east central Saskatchewan \| paNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51671-oat-harvest-begins-in-east-central-saskatchewan-panow.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| OATS | 2019-02-11 | [Oats Hit the Bullseye for Growers, Millers - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60656-oats-hit-the-bullseye-for-growers-millers-seed-world.md) | -3.0% | -10.9% |
| OATS | 2017-05-17 | [Prairie oats at tipping point - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8487-prairie-oats-at-tipping-point-grainews.md) | +5.0% | +11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-09 | [Winter crop weather prospects hard to call + VIDEO - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64963-winter-crop-weather-prospects-hard-to-call-video-grain-central.md) | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-22 | [New grain prices move higher \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63988-new-grain-prices-move-higher-qld.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-09 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices firm as thin crops turn to hay - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57196-feedgrain-focus-prices-firm-as-thin-crops-turn-to-hay-beef-central.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/what-will-be-the-trigger-to-push-grain-prices-higher/

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