# France reports best winter grain conditions in three years

> FranceAgriMer data as of February 9 showed 91% of French soft wheat, 88% of winter barley and 87% of hard wheat rated good or excellent, the best winter crop conditions in three years. Ratings were far above the prior year's levels.

- Date: 2026-02-16 · published 2026-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20524-france-reports-best-winter-grain-conditions-in-three-years
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong French crop prospects point to ample EU supply and export competition, which tends to cap wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-31 | [Winter crop sowing is proceeding at a rapid pace in France](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22337-winter-crop-sowing-is-proceeding-at-a-rapid-pace-in-france.md) | -3.1% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-24 | [Good conditions help EU winter crops, winter hardiness a concern \| The Mighty 790 KFGO \| KFGO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43078-good-conditions-help-eu-winter-crops-winter-hardiness-a-concern-the-mighty-790.md) | +1.0% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-29 | [Favorable conditions for winter crops, increasing pressure on the prices of new crop wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48163-favorable-conditions-for-winter-crops-increasing-pressure-on-the-prices-of-new.md) | -0.5% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-01 | [SA Weather Service predicts wetter-than-usual conditions over summer rainfall region from October](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28677-sa-weather-service-predicts-wetter-than-usual-conditions-over-summer-rainfall.md) | +5.0% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-27 | [Growing conditions pressure crop prices in Ontario, U.S. Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11705-growing-conditions-pressure-crop-prices-in-ontario-u-s-midwest.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-reports-best-winter-grain-conditions-in-three-years/

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