Heavy rains hamper the spring sowing of grain in France
Barley
Published Mar 24, 2024
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Heavy rains in France have delayed spring sowing, with only 48% of planned spring barley areas sown as of March 18, significantly lower than the five-year average of 89%, according to France's National Institute for Agricultural and Marine Products (FranceAgriMer). The condition of autumn crops is also worse than usual, with only 66% of winter soft wheat crops, 72% of durum wheat, and 68% of winter barley in good to excellent condition, a significant drop from over 90% in the previous year.
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After torrential rains effectively stopped autumn sowing in France in November, spring sowing has been doing the same for the past few weeks, France's National Institute for Agricultural and Marine Products (FranceAgriMer) said. According to the institute's data, as of March 18, French farmers managed to sow with spring barley only 48% of the planned areas when the sowing of the cereal crop was completely completed on the same date last year, and sowed an average of 89% of the planned areas in the last 5 years. Without Ukrainian aid, disadvantaged areas are doubly disadvantaged At the same time, the condition of the autumn trees in France is currently worse than ...
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