Almost all winter cereal crops in France are in good to excellent condition.

As of October 10, 89% of the planned areas for winter soft wheat in France have been sown, which is significantly above the reported 76% on the same date last year and the average of 83% over the last 5 years, according to data from the French National Institute for Agricultural and Marine Products (FranceAgriMer). For winter barley, sowing in France has been completed on 95% of the planned areas by the specified date, compared to 87% by November 10, 2024, and an average of 94% over the last 5 years. The institute highlights that 98% of the crops of these two cereals are in good to excellent condition, compared to 88% for wheat on ...