French wheat ratings fall again while maize sowings progress
FranceAgriMer reports a decline in the good/excellent score for winter barley crops to 66%, the lowest in a decade. Maize sowing progresses to 26%, up from 13%, but lags behind the five-year average of 51% due to wet conditions. Spring barley, with sowing complete, sees a rise in the good/excellent rating to 73%, yet remains below the 94% average. Agricultural authorities monitor crop conditions amid ongoing planting challenges.
The good/excellent score for winter barley crops also edged down, to 66% from 67% a week earlier, to remain at its lowest for the time of year in FranceAgriMer records going back a decade. Maize sowing, which has been slowed by wet conditions, was
26% complete by Monday. That compared with 13% a week earlier and was still well behind a five-year average of 51%, FranceAgriMer said. The good/excellent rating for spring barley, for which sowing is now complete, jumped to 73% from 63% but remained well below the 94% average.
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