# France's wheat cultivation is shrinking slightly

> The French Ministry of Agriculture estimates winter soft wheat area for 2022 at 4.92 million hectares, down from 4.96 million. It forecasts winter barley rising to 1.23 million hectares and winter rapeseed rising to 1.10 million hectares from 0.98 million.

- Date: 2021-12-07 · published 2021-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43540-france-s-wheat-cultivation-is-shrinking-slightly
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The slight wheat acreage cut is modest, but the larger rapeseed area points to more canola meal supply, which is mildly bearish for protein meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter crops sowing is coming to an end in France](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27356-winter-crops-sowing-is-coming-to-an-end-in-france.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-11 | [France increases soft wheat area estimates but is cautious about harvest outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25975-france-increases-soft-wheat-area-estimates-but-is-cautious-about-harvest-outlook.md) | +2.0% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-12 | [USDA Reports Confirm the Tight U.S. Wheat Balance Sheet](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36446-usda-reports-confirm-the-tight-u-s-wheat-balance-sheet.md) | +9.0% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-22 | [Winter wheat planting in France surpasses historical pace: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27353-winter-wheat-planting-in-france-surpasses-historical-pace-grain-market-daily.md) | -0.2% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-15 | [France lowered its estimate for winter wheat acreage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19661-france-lowered-its-estimate-for-winter-wheat-acreage.md) | -0.6% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- zmp.de: https://www.zmp.de/en/futures/news/newsticker-frances-wheat-cultivation-shrinking-slightly-rapeseed-cultivation-being

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