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Spring sowings in France: barley up, protein crops and beet down

Fresh Common Potato
Sugar Beet
Barley
France
Published Apr 23, 2022

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The first estimates of spring sowings in France have shown an increase in barley, a decrease in protein crops and beet, as well as stability in potatoes, according to the latest data from the statistics service of the French Ministry of Agriculture. . Total barley areas increased by 4.3% from the previous year, reaching 1.8 Mha in 2022.

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The increase affects both spring barley (+4.1%) and winter barley (+ 4.4%). Plantings of protein crops point to 303,000 ha, which represents a drop of 8.2% compared to 2021 but an increase of 6.7% compared to the 2017-21 average. The cultivated area of sugar beet has also decreased. It has registered a decrease of 1.5% to 396,000 ha, which represents a sharp drop compared to the average of the last five years ...
Source: Agrodigital
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