France: Spring sowing 2024, corn, sorghum, barley and beets celebrating, soybeans struggling

Published 2024년 5월 21일

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The article provides an estimate for the agricultural areas in France for the year 2024, covering grain and fodder corn, sorghum, spring barley, sunflowers, soybeans, industrial beets, and storage potatoes. Compared to 2023, there's a general increase in the cultivation of these crops, with the exception of seeds and the soybean area, which is expected to decrease. The changes in cultivation patterns are influenced by various factors such as weather conditions, pricing, and regional differences. The article also mentions the impact of the postponement of sowing and the establishment of new potato processing plants on the cultivation of sunflowers and storage potatoes, respectively.

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1.4 million ha of corn, +9.6% The first estimate, dated May 1, for grain corn areas (including seeds) in 2024 results in 1.4 Mha, with an increase in all regions. Seed areas would be down compared to 2023 (-4.0%), while grain areas would increase by 130,000 ha (+10.5%) after historically low areas in 2023 (1.2Mha, excluding seeds ). The 2024 grain base would, however, remain below the 2019-2023 average (-5.1%). 1.3 million ha of fodder corn, +0.3% Areas of fodder corn are estimated at nearly 1.3 Mha. They would be almost stable compared to 2023 (+ 0.3%) but below the 2019-2023 average (- 3.5%). Compared to 2023, they would be down in the north-eastern regions and in Brittany, and up everywhere else, particularly in Pays de Loire (+12.6%) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (+7.7%). ). 69,000 ha of sorghum, +25.4% The grain sorghum area is estimated at 69,000 ha in 2024, up 25.4% compared to 2023 and 2.0% compared to the 2019-2023 average. 502,000 ha of spring barley, +12.2% With 0.5Mha, spring ...

Source: Pleinchamp