The French Ministry of Agriculture again raised its corn harvest forecast

For the second month in a row, the French Ministry of Agriculture has raised the forecast for the country's corn harvest due to favorable conditions for grain, which have persisted since mid-July of this year, Reuters reports. Thus, in their October report, ministry experts expect the volume of corn production in France this year. at 11.78 million tons (excluding corn for seeds), which is higher than the forecast in September of this year. (11.2 million tons) and by 10.6% - the result in 2022. At the same time, the current production forecast is 9.4% lower than the average for the last 5 years due to a significant reduction in sown areas. The forecast for sunflower production volume in 2023 was also raised to a record 2.17 million tons against 2.08 million tons according to the September estimate, which is also 38.5% higher than the average ...