Half of the wheat was harvested in France

Published 2021년 8월 2일

Tridge summary

As of July 30, France has harvested 50% of its common wheat, with varying progress across regions and a delay of six days from the five-year average. Nearly all regions have started the harvest, except Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne which are behind by 40-45%. Soft wheats remain largely unharvested in the north. Due to flooding and mudslides, 42 departments have been declared a natural disaster. The squash harvest is also behind schedule, and spring barley harvest is at 39%, five days behind the five-year average and seven days behind last year.

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Original content

According to the Céré’Obs observatory of FranceAgriMer on July 30, half of the common wheat areas were harvested in France, against 14% last week (and 87% in 2020). The harvests were well advanced or even finished in the Paca, Pays de la Loire, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine regions. In the Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne regions, harvests were only advanced between 40 and 45%. Less than 20% of soft wheats were harvested in the Hauts de France, Normandy and Brittany. State of natural disaster Municipalities located in 42 departments have been recognized in a state of natural disaster for the damage caused by floods and mudslides, in two decrees published on August 1 in the Official Journal: Ain, Aisne, Alpes-Maritimes, Ardennes, Aude, Aveyron , Bouches-du-Rhône, Charente-Maritime, Corrèze, Dordogne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Gironde, Haute-Corse, Jura, Landes, Haute-Loire, Maine-et-Loire, Manche, Marne, Haute-Marne , Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Nord, Oise, Orne, Pas-de-Calais, Puy-de-Dôme, ...

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