France: Condition of wheat and barley crops better than last year, farm ministry says

According to the state agency FranceAgriMer, as of April 21, the condition of wheat and barley crops was better than last year, UkrAgroConsult reported on April 25.

The share of winter soft wheat crops in good and very good condition is 74%, which is more than on the same date last year (63%), but less than in 2021-2023.

76% of winter durum wheat crops are now in good and very good condition (67% a year earlier), 70% (66%) of winter barley crops and 845 (73%) of spring barley crops.

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