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PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) – The French delicate wheat harvest sped up final week as dry climate provided farmers a respite after heavy rainfall, however was nonetheless lagging far behind final yr, farm workplace FranceAgriMer mentioned on Friday.
About 47% of the French delicate wheat crop space had been reduce by Monday this week, up from 14% every week earlier, the workplace mentioned in a cereal crop report. That in contrast with 87% of the crop harvested by the identical time final yr.
France, the European Union’s largest grain grower, is broadly anticipated to register a rebound in wheat manufacturing, however heavy rainfall earlier this summer season has delayed the harvest and raised concern about late losses to yields and a deterioration in grain high quality, which determines wheat’s suitability for milling.
The situation of French delicate wheat within the week to July 26 stood at 75% of crops rated good or wonderful, unchanged from every week earlier, FranceAgriMer mentioned.
FranceAgriMer’s crop rankings give an evaluation of yield potential and never grain high quality, which is difficult to find out till the crop is harvested.
The winter barley harvest was almost over with 98% harvested by July 26. It was full by the identical interval final yr.
Some 39% of French spring barley had been harvested by the identical time in contrast with 12% earlier week and 53% the yr earlier.
For grain maize, which is harvested within the autumn, FranceAgriMer estimates 90% of the crop in good/wonderful situation by July 26, unchanged from the earlier week.
(Reporting by Sybille de La Hamaide Enhancing by Forrest Crellin and David Holmes)
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