This year's harvest results in France are worse than previously forecast

Even less wheat, barley and rapeseed The French Ministry of Agriculture (Agreste) is further lowering its estimates for common wheat, barley and rapeseed. Agreste now assumes that the common wheat harvest on October 1 will amount to only 25.43 million tonnes. Previously, it was estimated at at least 25.78 million tonnes, and in August at 26.32 million tonnes. According to current estimates, last year's result was worse by 9.7 million tonnes, or 27.6 percent. More corn The estimates for the barley harvest have also been lowered. This figure currently stands at only 9.80 million tonnes. This is about 250 thousand tonnes less than in September and almost 2.5 million tonnes less, or one fifth less than a year earlier. On the other hand, Gorest has slightly increased its estimates for the grain corn harvest, by over 70 thousand tonnes to 14.21 million tonnes compared to September. Statisticians report that harvesting has only just begun, but has been delayed by late sowing and cool, ...