Per latest data released by FranceAgriMer, French farmers, had cut 97% of the grain corn crop area by Nov. 22, up from 91% a week earlier.
Sowing of soft wheat and winter barley for next year’s harvest is nearing the end, and there were very good growing conditions.
Particularly, as for soft wheat, according to FranceAgriMer 97% of the expected area had been drilled by Monday, compared with 93% a week earlier.
In its second rating for newly sown soft wheat, it estimated that 99% of crops were in good or excellent condition, substantially unchanged from a week earlier and above 93% a year earlier.
As for durum wheat, meantime, sowing was 79% complete.That is up from 56% the prior week but lagging year-earlier progress of 84%.
As for winter barley, 99% of the expected area had been sown against 97% a week earlier, while 99% of crops continued to be in good or excellent conditions.
