# French soft wheat crop shows above-average protein -FranceAgriMer

> FranceAgriMer reported that 93% of the French soft wheat crop had protein above the 11% milling requirement, above the five-year average of 87%. However, only 74% of the crop had test weights above 76 kg/hl, below the average of 79%.

- Date: 2023-08-25 · published 2023-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34516-french-soft-wheat-crop-shows-above-average-protein-franceagrimer
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower test weights shift lower-grade wheat toward the feed market, which can add supply to feed wheat while France remains the EU's largest wheat exporter.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-17 | [U.S. grains: CBOT wheat drops as Kansas tour projects above-average crop - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10907-u-s-grains-cbot-wheat-drops-as-kansas-tour-projects-above-average-crop-grainews.md) | +19.4% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-08 | [Australia winter wheat crop estimate above average  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46544-australia-winter-wheat-crop-estimate-above-average-world-grain.md) | +6.1% | -4.4% |
| 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 | 2022-04-17 | [French soft wheat crop rating stable - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41779-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-stable-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-22 | [CSIRO predicts well above average national wheat yield](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18309-csiro-predicts-well-above-average-national-wheat-yield.md) | -1.8% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/french-soft-wheat-crop-shows-above-average-protein-franceagrimer/

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