French soft wheat and barley ratings stable last week
As of March 10, 74% of France’s soft wheat crop was rated good or excellent, unchanged from the previous week and the second-lowest in five years. Winter barley conditions remained stable at 70%. Spring barley sowing surged to 92% completion, well ahead of last year’s 28% and the five-year average of 70%, reflecting improved planting conditions.
Ratings showed that 74% of the soft wheat crop was in good or excellent condition by March 10, unchanged from a week earlier, while winter barley scores were stable at 70% compared to 68% by the same time last year.
The soft wheat rating was still the second-lowest in the past five years after the 66% score a year ago when torrential rain set France on course for its smallest wheat harvest since the 1980s.
Winter crop conditions deteriorated between December and February, with a wet January keeping some fields waterlogged, but they have remained nearly stable since.
Spring barley sowing was 92% complete as of Monday, up from 65% the previous week and well ahead of the 28% a year earlier.
The pace of sowing also exceeded the five-year average of 70% for that week.
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Source : Business Recorder
