# European rapeseed market under pressure from falling oil prices: quotations down 5.2% in one week

> Euronext February rapeseed futures fell 2% on November 4 to €528 per tonne, leaving prices down 5.2% since the start of the week. The article attributes the decline to falling oil prices, easing geopolitical risks around Iran, and data indicating rising US oil inventories; Brent and WTI also fell sharply.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T06:06:56.206Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83365-european-rapeseed-market-under-pressure-from-falling-oil-prices-quotations-down
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude prices weaken the economics of oil-based biofuel alternatives and put pressure on rapeseed demand and futures. The move is bearish for crude benchmarks and European oilseed-related prices.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2021-08-19 | [Falling oil prices increase pressure on oilseed markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11363-falling-oil-prices-increase-pressure-on-oilseed-markets.md) | +5.5% | +9.8% |
| BRENT | 2022-07-13 | [Corn prices fell 7.8%, pressured by a drop in the oil market and data from the USDA report 13.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6833-corn-prices-fell-7-8-pressured-by-a-drop-in-the-oil-market-and-data-from-the.md) | +7.7% | -3.1% |
| BRENT | 2022-04-25 | [Oil Price: Crude Down on China COVID Lockdowns and Fed Rate Outlook - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42016-oil-price-crude-down-on-china-covid-lockdowns-and-fed-rate-outlook-markets.md) | +2.8% | +6.8% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-22 | [The FreightWaves oil report: a tumbling market pushes prices down to levels of mid-2017 - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61736-the-freightwaves-oil-report-a-tumbling-market-pushes-prices-down-to-levels-of.md) | -1.3% | +15.8% |
| BRENT | 2018-12-24 | [Plunging oil prices show the market is worried about 2019 recession](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8701-plunging-oil-prices-show-the-market-is-worried-about-2019-recession.md) | -1.3% | +15.8% |
| WTI | 2021-08-19 | [Falling oil prices increase pressure on oilseed markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11363-falling-oil-prices-increase-pressure-on-oilseed-markets.md) | +4.7% | +11.1% |
| WTI | 2020-09-30 | [Prices for vegetable oil are falling after oil quotations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51197-prices-for-vegetable-oil-are-falling-after-oil-quotations.md) | +3.7% | +0.8% |
| WTI | 2022-07-13 | [Corn prices fell 7.8%, pressured by a drop in the oil market and data from the USDA report 13.07.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6833-corn-prices-fell-7-8-pressured-by-a-drop-in-the-oil-market-and-data-from-the.md) | +8.7% | -4.9% |

## Sources

- agrobiznes.it: https://agrobiznes.it/notizie/il-mercato-europeo-della-colza-sotto-pressione-per-il-calo-del-petrolio-quotazioni-in-flessione-del-52-in-una-settimana

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