Harvest in Île-de-France: Difficult start, falling yields

Published 2024년 7월 17일

Tridge summary

The harvest season has been difficult for farmers and cooperatives due to continuous rains, resulting in heavily soiled plots and reduced yields. Barley and rapeseed have been harvested with mixed outcomes, while wheat harvesting is just starting. Barley yields are down by 20-30% compared to 2023, and rapeseed yields are also lower than last year, with significant variability across different plots and regions. The winter pea season is notably poor, with many plots unharvested. Wheat quality varies, with some concerns about specific weight. A recent weather window has allowed some harvesting progress. Final results will be updated in future editions.

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Original content

“Long”, “sluggish”, “chaotic”: farmers and collection managers in cooperatives do not mince their words to describe this start of the harvest. The fault is the incessant rains, which also contributed to the heavy soiling of the plots. The barley was nevertheless able to be harvested, as well as part of the rapeseed. It is now the turn of the wheat, with weather windows finally starting to widen. Generally speaking, while the quality of winter barley may be there, the yields are much lower than those of 2023. “There is a 20 to 30% lack of yield, even on small lands which are usually come out better in such weather conditions,” summarizes Claire Pelletier, operational director at Sévépi, whose territory includes Mantois and Vexin. “We are at a humidity level of 12.9, a protein content of 10.8 and a calibration of 85, which is rather good, but with yields down by 20%,” explains Jérôme Condamy, director of the Terres bocage gâtinais cooperative, based in Château-Landon ...

Source: Horizons