# France sees less wheat, sugar beet sowing but more barley, rapeseed 15.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> France's farm ministry expects 2022 soft wheat area of 4.79 million hectares, down 3.9% from 2021, while barley area rises about 4% and rapeseed area rises 18.4%. Sugar beet area is projected to fall 1.5%. The estimates were based on data as of April 1, before a cold snap.

- Date: 2022-04-15 · published 2022-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41778-france-sees-less-wheat-sugar-beet-sowing-but-more-barley-rapeseed-15-04-2022
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower French wheat plantings tighten the outlook for EU wheat supply, supporting European and world wheat prices, while higher rapeseed area adds to oilseed supply. Cold-snap damage risk adds upside pressure on prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-11 | [France cuts soft wheat area estimate, raises winter barley, rapeseed 11.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42649-france-cuts-soft-wheat-area-estimate-raises-winter-barley-rapeseed-11-02-2022.md) | +0.9% | +14.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-13 | [France raises 2021 maize, sugar beet crop estimates, cuts wheat 13.10.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44479-france-raises-2021-maize-sugar-beet-crop-estimates-cuts-wheat-13-10-2021.md) | +0.6% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-10 | [USDA: wheat prices 10.12.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43638-usda-wheat-prices-10-12-2021-ukragroconsult.md) | -5.9% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-12 | [Why prices for wheat have climbed to their highest level since 2012 12.11.2021 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44096-why-prices-for-wheat-have-climbed-to-their-highest-level-since-2012-12-11-2021.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-13 | [France raises wheat, maize crop estimates, cuts sugar beet - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27352-france-raises-wheat-maize-crop-estimates-cuts-sugar-beet-markets-business.md) | -0.9% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-sees-less-wheat-sugar-beet-sowing-but-more-barley-rapeseed/

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