France: Winter barley sowing slightly behind last year’s

FranceAgriMer estimates 44% of the winter barley had been sown by Oct 15th, vs 20% last week (and vs 54% same time last year), GrainCom said in their latest report published on October 19.

Overall the GrainCom analysts are seeing dry conditions in most parts of Germany and France. Farmers definitely would like to get some good moisture before the real start of the winter time. For the moment the conditions are not ideal.

Cash markets remain very quiet in the present crop campaign; everybody seems to be busy with execution and logistics, and with the unbelievable low water levels at the European river systems, it is almost impossible to move grains by coasters within Europe.

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