# France: Harvesting delayed by weather conditions

> Cauliflower harvesting in Brittany, France has lagged schedule since late October due to abnormal September and October temperatures and a 30% rainfall deficit. Harvest volumes have recently returned to normal seasonal levels.

- Date: 2016-12-22 · published 2016-12-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73397-france-harvesting-delayed-by-weather-conditions
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

This is a vegetable-specific story with negligible effect on feed grain, protein or forage supplies and no meaningful price implication for feed buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +4.7% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [Weather may delay Brazil’s second corn crop harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13426-weather-may-delay-brazil-s-second-corn-crop-harvest.md) | -1.7% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-16 | [Weather delivers ideal crop conditions \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63505-weather-delivers-ideal-crop-conditions-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-24 | [Poor weather conditions take a toll on EU cereal harvest - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73393-poor-weather-conditions-take-a-toll-on-eu-cereal-harvest-agriland-ie.md) | +0.2% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-13 | [U.S. forecaster sees 60% chance of neutral weather conditions during spring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54519-u-s-forecaster-sees-60-chance-of-neutral-weather-conditions-during-spring.md) | +5.3% | +9.6% |

## Sources

- freshplaza.com: https://www.freshplaza.com/north-america/article/2168620/france-harvesting-delayed-by-weather-conditions/

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