Storms in France provided some relief, but not enough for cereals suffering from a prolonged drought
France
Published May 17, 2022
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Storms and rains across much of France overnight provided some relief, but not enough for French cereals suffering from a prolonged drought, the head of the French agricultural association said on Monday. The head of the FNSEA, Christiane Lambert, told the BFM channel that the rain that fell overnight would not solve the wheat growers' problems, as some of it did not penetrate dry soils.
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“The situation is very complicated because the water reserves are low, there is a deficit of 25%, so the soil is very dry and the rain, when it arrives suddenly, cannot penetrate the soil, but it washes away”. She said grass would benefit, but cereal crops remain in a difficult situation. “For wheat, for cereals, it is now that the grains must get fat and now they need water regularly,” he said. Lambert said the outlook for beans was very difficult around the world this year due to record temperatures in India and elsewhere. “India was planning to export, but now it has stopped because it suffers from temperatures of 50 to 52 degrees and everything is burning. The same is happening in many states in the United States, where there are also more and more tornadoes.” She said Ukraine had not been able to sow seeds due to the war and said the Ukrainian government now expects wheat crop yields to drop by more than 50%, compared with a previous forecast of a 30% drop. "We're seeing ...
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