# Dry and cold weather affects yield outlook | Peer 2025

> The JRC MARS May bulletin revised EU winter crop yield forecasts down 2-3% from April. Spring barley and rapeseed are now below the five-year average, while wheat and winter barley remain above it. Dry conditions in Spain and France and unusually cold weather across western, central and northern Europe have hurt crop development.

- Date: 2017-05-22 · published 2017-05-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70949-dry-and-cold-weather-affects-yield-outlook-peer-2025
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower EU barley and rapeseed yields tighten European feed grain and oilseed meal supplies, supporting prices for barley and canola meal relative to expectations.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- peer.eu: https://www.peer.eu/news/detail/dry-and-cold-weather-affects-yield-outlook

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