# Futures Close Report: 21st April 2017 - 2Agriculture

> FranceAgriMer reported 85% of the French soft wheat crop rated good to excellent in the week to April 17, down from 89% a week earlier. Statistics Canada put Canadian canola plantings at a record 22.4 million acres and wheat plantings at 23.2 million acres, slightly lower year on year.

- Date: 2017-04-21 · published 2017-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71436-futures-close-report-21st-april-2017-2agriculture
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Falling French crop ratings signal weather stress that could support European wheat prices. A record Canadian canola area adds to global oilseed supply, which weighs on canola meal values.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-01 | [Agriculture ETFs Surge Following a Surprise USDA Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47553-agriculture-etfs-surge-following-a-surprise-usda-report.md) | +0.2% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-10 | [USDA Releases July 2026 WASDE Report \| Agriculture of America](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18281-usda-releases-july-2026-wasde-report-agriculture-of-america.md) | +0.9% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-15 | [P&H Western Weekly Recap: April 15 \| P&H Agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11668-p-and-h-western-weekly-recap-april-15-p-and-h-agriculture.md) | +2.7% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-06 | [Farming News - ADM Agriculture Wheat Market Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11059-farming-news-adm-agriculture-wheat-market-report.md) | -3.5% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-09 | [U.S. crop prices climb following April WASDE report - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41799-u-s-crop-prices-climb-following-april-wasde-report-agcanada.md) | -2.4% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- 2agriculture.com: https://www.2agriculture.com/futures-close-report-21st-april-2017/

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