# Rainfall totals of 70-100mm: with all the rain forecast, should we fear flooding? Our weather information for France

> A wetter spell is forecast for France next week, with a series of weather disturbances bringing heavy rain. Many rivers and groundwater are still in drought, and surface soils remain too dry for the season, which is affecting crops.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T18:13:58.400Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95906-rainfall-totals-of-70-100mm-with-all-the-rain-forecast-should-we-fear-flooding
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Rain could ease dryness for winter crops and soil moisture in France, a modest supportive factor for EU wheat and barley prices. The risk of river flooding is a local concern and unlikely to move grain markets.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-18 | [Poor Winter Wheat - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10220-poor-winter-wheat-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +3.0% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-02 | [Wheat Spike - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9688-wheat-spike-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +3.5% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-23 | [Wild weather sparking food inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5718-wild-weather-sparking-food-inflation.md) | -0.1% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-05 | [Weather to blame for falling farmer incomes and production, commodity forecaster ABARES says - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65949-weather-to-blame-for-falling-farmer-incomes-and-production-commodity-forecaster.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-04 | [Marketline Report for Tuesday, June 4th - AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8682-marketline-report-for-tuesday-june-4th-ag-information-network-of-the-west.md) | +2.7% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- tameteo.com: https://www.tameteo.com/actualites/previsions/avec-toute-la-pluie-de-prevue-doit-on-craindre-des-inondations-nos-informations-meteo-en-france-previsions.html

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