# Drought and cold decimate EU grain harvest - Wheat harvest above average | Boerenbusiness. Nl

> The European Commission's May MARS bulletin cut EU harvest estimates due to cold and dry conditions. Almost all major crops saw yield declines, with Spain's grain harvest, excluding maize, expected to be roughly halved versus last year. European soft wheat yield is still 6.2% above last year and 1.2% above the five-year average.

- Date: 2017-05-23 · published 2017-05-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region EU · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70951-drought-and-cold-decimate-eu-grain-harvest-wheat-harvest-above-average
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A cut in EU yields, especially Spanish barley and grains, reduces export availability and supports world feed grain prices, though a healthy wheat crop limits the upside.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-27 | [Significant contraction of wheat harvest in Spain and Italy - Inside: Grains & Raw Material \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70431-significant-contraction-of-wheat-harvest-in-spain-and-italy-inside-grains-and.md) | +3.2% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-29 | [How is the grain harvest in Europe? - Inside Grains \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46025-how-is-the-grain-harvest-in-europe-inside-grains-boerenbusiness-nl.md) | +2.2% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-31 | [Drought is a problem for soybeans in Argentina - Grains & Commodity Analysis \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13887-drought-is-a-problem-for-soybeans-in-argentina-grains-and-commodity-analysis.md) | -1.7% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-21 | [Is French wheat heading for crop failure again? - Severe water shortage \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71433-is-french-wheat-heading-for-crop-failure-again-severe-water-shortage.md) | +2.1% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [EU harvest adds to the global wheat dilemma - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45511-eu-harvest-adds-to-the-global-wheat-dilemma-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-04 | [Late-running French soft wheat harvest almost complete - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45010-late-running-french-soft-wheat-harvest-almost-complete-markets-business-recorder.md) | -1.6% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2025-07-04 | [Rain Eases Drought in Parts of Midwest, But Heat Adds Stress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13076-rain-eases-drought-in-parts-of-midwest-but-heat-adds-stress.md) | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2025-12-30 | [Impact of Rain and Drought on December Grain Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13822-impact-of-rain-and-drought-on-december-grain-prices.md) | +0.0% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- en.boerenbusiness.nl: https://en.boerenbusiness.nl/granen-grondstof/artikel/10874606/droogte-en-kou-decimeren-eu-graanoogst

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