The status of soft wheat crops in France has not changed for the second week in a row
Durum Wheat
Wheat
France
Published Mar 14, 2023
Tridge summary
According to monitoring by FranceAgriMer, in France, the condition of soft wheat crops remains stable for the second week in a row - as of March 6, 95% of them are in good and excellent condition, which is higher than the level of a year earlier (92%).
Also, 91% of durum wheat crops continue to be in good and excellent condition (87% a year earlier).
At the same time, experts note the negative impact on the development of plants of drought in the previous month, however, they assess it as insignificant.
It is also reported that French farmers have almost completed the sowing of spring barley: as of the reporting date, 98% of the planned areas were sown (+6% for the week), which is significantly ahead of both the previous year (73%) and the average for the last 5 years (62% ).
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According to monitoring by FranceAgriMer, in France, the condition of soft wheat crops remains stable for the second week in a row - as of March 6, 95% of them are in good and excellent condition, which is higher than the level of a year earlier (92%). Also, 91% of durum wheat crops continue to be in good and excellent condition (87% a year earlier). At the same time, experts note the negative impact on the development of plants of drought in the previous month, but assess it as insignificant. It is also reported that French farmers have almost completed the sowing of ...
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