According to the French farm office FranceAgriMer, farmers had harvested 83% of the country’s corn area by Nov. 8.
That is up compared 73% a week earlier.
However, harvest work continued to lag the pace 97% achieved last year.
As for winter grains sowing, farmers had drilled 87% of the expected softwheat area by Nov. 8, against 80% the previous week and 86% a year ago.
Durum wheat sowing, meantime, was lagging last year’s pace, with only 38% of the expected area drilled, compared with 50% a year ago.
As for winter barley, 94% of the area had been sown, compared with 90% a week earlier and 93% a year ago.
The first rating of emerged winter barley plants, have seen 99% of crops were in good or excellent condition, up from 94% a year ago.
