# Winter cereals: aphids to watch

> The Normandy monitoring network urges vigilance on emerging winter cereals as aphids may still fly in drier weather with cool nights. Three of 17 monitored wheat and barley plots show aphids, with 2 to 20% of plants infested. The concern is barley yellow dwarf virus spread at these early growth stages.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:20:19.547Z
- Category: disease · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76132-winter-cereals-aphids-to-watch
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Aphid-borne virus outbreaks could reduce yields in some French regional plots, but the scale reported is local and small. The price impact is negligible.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-15 | [More wheat feeding and pig disease outbreaks pose double threat to China soymeal demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47642-more-wheat-feeding-and-pig-disease-outbreaks-pose-double-threat-to-china.md) | +4.1% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-30 | [Coronavirus likely to drag wheat prices as Chinese demand falls \| Analysis & Features \| The Grocer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55119-coronavirus-likely-to-drag-wheat-prices-as-chinese-demand-falls-analysis-and.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-26 | [Animal Health - November Updates - FACE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15951-animal-health-november-updates-face.md) | +2.1% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-11 | [Why egg prices are soaring - CBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41853-why-egg-prices-are-soaring-cbs-news.md) | -2.4% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-26 | [First Thing Today: Grain, livestock markets expected to face pressure from global risk-off trade after Thanksgiving - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11600-first-thing-today-grain-livestock-markets-expected-to-face-pressure-from-global.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- agriculteur-normand.com: https://www.agriculteur-normand.com/cereales-dhiver-les-pucerons-surveiller

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