France expanded by nearly 5 percent the area sown with autumn rapeseed

Published Dec 13, 2022

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France has seen a slight increase in cereal sowing areas in autumn by 1.2%, totaling 6.7 million hectares, which is above the average of the last five years. The soft wheat area has grown by 81 thousand hectares, reaching 4.7 million hectares, while barley area has seen a minor growth of 13 thousand hectares to 1.3 million hectares. On the other hand, durum wheat areas have shrunk by 11 thousand hectares. The rape expansion was notable at 4.9%, covering 1.3 million hectares. The Ministry of Agriculture also confirmed the soft wheat harvest estimate for 2022 at 33.7 million tonnes, but the corn harvest forecast has been revised downward to 10.8 million tons due to lower than expected yields.

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Areas sown this autumn in France with cereals increased by 1.2% compared to last autumn to 6.7 million hectares, exceeding the average of the last 5 years by 0.9%, the ministry said of the country's agriculture. In the case of soft wheat, the areas were expanded by 81 thousand hectares compared to last autumn to 4.7 million hectares, and in the case of barley - by only 13 thousand hectares to 1.3 million hectares. For the areas with durum wheat, a contraction of 11 thousand hectares was reported In the case of rape, however, the expansion was as much as 4.9% to 1.3 million hectares. In addition, France's Ministry ...

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