# France cuts soft wheat area estimate, raises winter barley, rapeseed 11.02.2022 - UkrAgroConsult

> France's farm ministry lowered its winter soft wheat area estimate for 2022 to 4.75 million hectares from 4.92 million in December, down 4.3% from 2021. It raised winter barley to 1.25 million hectares and winter rapeseed to 1.16 million hectares, up 18% year on year.

- Date: 2022-02-11 · published 2022-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42649-france-cuts-soft-wheat-area-estimate-raises-winter-barley-rapeseed-11-02-2022
- 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

A smaller French wheat area and larger rapeseed area tighten the outlook for European wheat supply while supporting oilseed supply for vegetable oil and meal. The shift is modest, so the price effect is limited but mildly supportive for wheat.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-04-15 | [France sees less wheat, sugar beet sowing but more barley, rapeseed 15.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41778-france-sees-less-wheat-sugar-beet-sowing-but-more-barley-rapeseed-15-04-2022.md) | -0.7% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-18 | [France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +11.0% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-13 | [France cuts wheat crop estimate, raises maize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34028-france-cuts-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize.md) | +0.6% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-16 | [France trims soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27790-france-trims-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-cuts-soft-wheat-area-estimate-raises-winter-barley-rapeseed/

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