# French wheat area to rebound but remain below average, farm ministry states

> France's farm ministry forecasts soft wheat plantings for next year at 4.51 million hectares, up 8.7% but 0.8% below the five-year average. The condition of emerged crops is better than a year ago but not as strong as in prior years. Winter barley and rapeseed areas are also reported.

- Date: 2024-12-17 · published 2024-12-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26897-french-wheat-area-to-rebound-but-remain-below-average-farm-ministry-states
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A partial recovery in French wheat area adds modest supply expectations for 2025, but area remains below average, which limits bearish pressure on wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-09 | [Wheat prices to remain range-bound - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51561-wheat-prices-to-remain-range-bound-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -1.0% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-30 | [French 2019 soft wheat crop to be 2nd largest in history - Agritel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58033-french-2019-soft-wheat-crop-to-be-2nd-largest-in-history-agritel.md) | -1.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-25 | [French soft wheat crop shows above-average protein -FranceAgriMer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34516-french-soft-wheat-crop-shows-above-average-protein-franceagrimer.md) | -4.8% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-24 | [French wheat harvest off to early start](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40873-french-wheat-harvest-off-to-early-start.md) | +1.5% | -4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-16 | [French Ministry of Agriculture has estimated the current year’s wheat harvest at 32.6 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23687-french-ministry-of-agriculture-has-estimated-the-current-year-s-wheat-harvest.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- energynews.oedigital.com: https://energynews.oedigital.com/environment/2024/12/17/french-wheat-area-to-rebound-but-remain-below-average-farm-ministry-states

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