# French Soft Wheat Crops Rated 92% Good/Excellent | ESM Magazine

> FranceAgriMer reported that 92% of French soft wheat was rated good or excellent as of 7 March, down slightly from 93% a week earlier but above last year's 88%. Winter barley and durum wheat also held favourable ratings, at 89% and 88%.

- Date: 2022-03-11 · published 2022-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42207-french-soft-wheat-crops-rated-92-good-excellent-esm-magazine
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong French crop conditions cap upside in European wheat and barley, though emerging dryness in western and central France is worth watching for later yield risk.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-30 | [French Cereals Crop Ratings Fall Further Despite Rains \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35424-french-cereals-crop-ratings-fall-further-despite-rains-esm-magazine.md) | -8.4% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-21 | [French wheat, barley in good shape as sowing nears end](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38608-french-wheat-barley-in-good-shape-as-sowing-nears-end.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-16 | [French maize harvest 92% complete by Oct 12, soft wheat sowings at 15% \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17065-french-maize-harvest-92-complete-by-oct-12-soft-wheat-sowings-at-15.md) | +1.0% | — |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-12 | [Black Sea Wheat Exports Seen Steady In 2020/21: Poll \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52469-black-sea-wheat-exports-seen-steady-in-2020-21-poll-esm-magazine.md) | -1.3% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-04 | [Second-crop corn and wheat perform well, says Conab - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13480-second-crop-corn-and-wheat-perform-well-says-conab-cultivar-magazine.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- esmmagazine.com: https://www.esmmagazine.com/supply-chain/french-soft-wheat-crops-rated-92-good-excellent-166674

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