French maize harvest 27% complete, wheat and barley sowing starts
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French farmers had harvested 27% of this year’s grain maize crop by Oct. 2, compared with 12% a week earlier, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday.
Sowing of cereals for next year’s harvest was underway, with 2% of the expected soft wheat area and 5% of the anticipated winter barley area sown by Oct. 2, FranceAgriMer said.
Source: Reuters (Reporting by Gus Trompiz; Editing by Jan Harvey)
