EU's Parched Wheat Fields Get Some Relief as Heat Wave Eases

Rains and cooler weather are bringing some relief to western European wheat farmers whose crops have been hurt by the recent heat wave.

Showers are expected to fall across the region’s main growing areas throughout this week, according to Commodity Weather Group and MDA Weather Services. That may ease a moisture shortage and limit any further yield losses during the crucial grain filling stage in parts of France and Germany, the European Union’s top growers.