# France sees 2021 wheat area rise; barley, rapeseed and sugar beet fall

> France's farm ministry put the 2021 soft wheat area at 4.9 million hectares, up 15%, with spring barley down 34% and total barley down 12% to 1.73 million hectares. Rapeseed falls 11% to 990,000 hectares, and the ministry notes recent frosts were not included in its estimates.

- Date: 2021-04-21 · published 2021-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47531-france-sees-2021-wheat-area-rise-barley-rapeseed-and-sugar-beet-fall
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Smaller barley and rapeseed plantings support feed grain and rapeseed meal prices, while the frost risk adds upside uncertainty.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [France sees 2021 wheat area rise; barley, rapeseed and sugar beet fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47530-france-sees-2021-wheat-area-rise-barley-rapeseed-and-sugar-beet-fall-markets.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-14 | [UPDATE 2-France Nudges up 2023 Soft Wheat Area Estimate, Raises Rapeseed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37267-update-2-france-nudges-up-2023-soft-wheat-area-estimate-raises-rapeseed.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-03 | [ABARES experts again raise Australia's wheat, barley and rapeseed crop forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20128-abares-experts-again-raise-australia-s-wheat-barley-and-rapeseed-crop-forecasts.md) | +1.8% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-10 | [France raises winter soft wheat and rapeseed planting estimates - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20527-france-raises-winter-soft-wheat-and-rapeseed-planting-estimates-grainews.md) | +1.9% | +6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-12 | [France Sees 10% Increase in Winter Soft Wheat Sowing Area for 2025 Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25978-france-sees-10-increase-in-winter-soft-wheat-sowing-area-for-2025-harvest.md) | +2.2% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/france-sees-2021-wheat-area-rise-barley-rapeseed-and-sugar-beet-fall/

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