# A third of the grass is missing: reserve horse hay now

> French permanent pasture growth reached only 51.4% of its expected annual value by August 10, 2026, against a 1989-2018 reference of 76.2%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's Isop indicator. Several regions were below 50%, with Burgundy-Franche-Comté lowest at 45.7%.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T15:09:54.576Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101434-a-third-of-the-grass-is-missing-reserve-horse-hay-now
- Commodities: [Grass Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GRASSHAY.md), [Alfalfa Hay](https://feedsoft.ai/c/ALFALFA.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly one-third shortfall in grass growth means less home-grown forage, so horse and ruminant owners will compete for hay and buy earlier, which tends to firm hay prices into winter.

## Read by commodity

- ALFALFA: bullish ▲
- GRASSHAY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- equirider.fr: https://www.equirider.fr/es/falta-un-tercio-de-hierba-reserve-heno-caballo/

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