The rapeseed area in France rises by 12% to exceed one million hectares while wheat falls by 0.6%

Canola Seed & Rapeseed

Wheat

France

Published Dec 12, 2021

Tridge summary

The French Ministry of Agriculture has published the first data on the sowing fields for the 2021/2022 season. One of the most outstanding aspects in the rise of 12.1% in the rapeseed area, gaining 121,000 hectares to exceed one million planted this season. However, despite this increase, the area is still 11.3% lower than the average for the five-year period between 2017 and 2021 when it reached, on average, 1,242,000 hectares.

Original content

With regard to winter cereals, the statistics office of the French Ministry reflects a slight drop between the last two seasons, going from 6.88 million hectares in 20/21 to 6.85 in 21/22, although it slightly exceeds the average data for the last five years. Highlight the decrease suffered by the hectares dedicated to common wheat, which fell by 0.6% to 4.92 million hectares, although that figure is 2.7% higher than the average between 2017 and 2021. Likewise, durum wheat is showing a decline, losing 1.8%, a percentage that translates into 5,000 hectares less between campaigns and that rises to almost 4% if measured in the time period 2017 - 2021, with a decrease of 11,000 hectares Barley gains about 300,000 hectares between 2021 and 2022 to add 1.23 million hectares, although it is far from the average value reached ...

Source: Castilla