# Area under winter wheat in France will amount to 4.51 mln ha

> The French Agriculture Ministry's first estimate puts 2025 soft winter wheat sowing at 4.51 million hectares, up 8.7% but 0.8% below the five-year average. Winter barley is seen at 1.23 million hectares, winter rapeseed at 1.34 million, and winter durum at 206 thousand hectares, a three-decade low. Corn output for 2024 was raised to 15 million tonnes.

- Date: 2024-12-18 · published 2024-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26893-area-under-winter-wheat-in-france-will-amount-to-4-51-mln-ha
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower durum and below-average wheat area limit French supply recovery, while the higher corn estimate adds modest bearish pressure on EU corn. Overall the impact on feed grain prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-12 | [France Sees 10% Increase in Winter Soft Wheat Sowing Area for 2025 Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25978-france-sees-10-increase-in-winter-soft-wheat-sowing-area-for-2025-harvest.md) | +2.2% | -3.0% |
| 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 | 2025-12-17 | [France expects expansion of key winter crop areas in 2026](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21432-france-expects-expansion-of-key-winter-crop-areas-in-2026.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-21 | [In France, the cultivation area of rapeseed and winter cereals was increased](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37271-in-france-the-cultivation-area-of-rapeseed-and-winter-cereals-was-increased.md) | -3.7% | -8.4% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2024-05-15 | [France sees maize area up nearly 10% in shift to spring crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30178-france-sees-maize-area-up-nearly-10-in-shift-to-spring-crops.md) | +0.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2017-08-07 | [FranceAgriMer increases forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69382-franceagrimer-increases-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | -1.6% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-11-09 | [France raises crop forecasts for wheat, maize and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43990-france-raises-crop-forecasts-for-wheat-maize-and.md) | +1.2% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/area-under-winter-wheat-in-france-will-amount-to-4-51-mln-ha/

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