# France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates - Grainews

> France's farm ministry raised its 2026 winter soft wheat area estimate to 4.59 million hectares from 4.56 million and its winter rapeseed area to 1.37 million hectares from 1.34 million. Winter barley area was also raised to 1.26 million hectares.

- Date: 2026-02-10 · published 2026-02-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20527-france-raises-winter-soft-wheat-and-rapeseed-planting-estimates-grainews
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Larger French wheat and rapeseed plantings add to expected EU supply, which is mildly bearish for wheat and for rapeseed-based meal and oil.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-14 | [UPDATE 2-France Nudges up 2023 Soft Wheat Area Estimate, Raises Rapeseed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37267-update-2-france-nudges-up-2023-soft-wheat-area-estimate-raises-rapeseed.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-13 | [France reduces its soft wheat area estimates and predicts a drop in maize planting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24613-france-reduces-its-soft-wheat-area-estimates-and-predicts-a-drop-in-maize.md) | -4.2% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-17 | [France ups soft wheat area estimate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25049-france-ups-soft-wheat-area-estimate.md) | +2.5% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-19 | [France sees soft wheat sowing rebounding after rain relents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26892-france-sees-soft-wheat-sowing-rebounding-after-rain-relents.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-01 | [U.S. grains: Soy soars after USDA slashes plantings estimate - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35069-u-s-grains-soy-soars-after-usda-slashes-plantings-estimate-grainews.md) | -9.9% | -6.9% |

## Sources

- grainews.ca: https://www.grainews.ca/daily/france-raises-winter-soft-wheat-and-rapeseed-planting-estimates/

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