# 🇫🇷 crop conditions 🌾 update (week ending Feb 16 📅) – FranceAgriMer

> FranceAgriMer's update for the week ending February 16 showed soft wheat good/excellent ratings slipping to 88% from 91%, winter barley to 84% from 88%, and durum to 83% from 87%. Spring barley sowing was stalled at 30% by heavy rain in western regions.

- Date: 2026-02-20 · published 2026-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20525-crop-conditions-update-week-ending-feb-16-franceagrimer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Small weekly slippage in French crop ratings leaves European supply still ample, so the impact on prices is limited, though the rain-related sowing delay is worth monitoring.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter crops sowing is coming to an end in France](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27356-winter-crops-sowing-is-coming-to-an-end-in-france.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-31 | [CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest, crop conditions pressuring prices - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40077-cbot-weekly-outlook-harvest-crop-conditions-pressuring-prices-grainews.md) | -1.7% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Crop progress and condition report - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64878-crop-progress-and-condition-report-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-27 | [EU crop yield forecasts remain above the 5-year average despite challenging weather conditions - Joint Research Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30174-eu-crop-yield-forecasts-remain-above-the-5-year-average-despite-challenging.md) | -7.8% | -17.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-01 | [Seasonal conditions \| Agricultural Commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24119-seasonal-conditions-agricultural-commodities.md) | +2.9% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- linkedin.com: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/get-talks_france-wheat-barley-activity-7430574729729556480-c-ZS

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