# France Reports Over 80% Completion in Winter Wheat and Barley Sowing by Early November

> By November 2, France had sown 84% of its planned winter soft wheat area and 89% of its winter barley area, according to FranceAgriMer. Durum wheat sowing was 24% complete, and the maize harvest was finished.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T03:06:01.600Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86881-france-reports-over-80-completion-in-winter-wheat-and-barley-sowing-by-early
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Sowing progress was ahead of the same point last year for soft wheat and winter barley, modestly improving prospects for timely crop establishment and potentially easing supply concerns. The report gives no yield outlook, so the price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-12 | [Corn and soybean production down in 2022, USDA reports
Corn stocks down, soybean stocks down from year earlier
Winter Wheat Seedings up for 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13303-corn-and-soybean-production-down-in-2022-usda-reports-corn-stocks-down-soybean.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-19 | [France sees soft wheat sowing rebounding after rain relents](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26892-france-sees-soft-wheat-sowing-rebounding-after-rain-relents.md) | +1.7% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-13 | [French wheat conditions still good, spring barley sowing nears end - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48085-french-wheat-conditions-still-good-spring-barley-sowing-nears-end-markets.md) | -0.3% | -3.9% |
| 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% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- insights.tridge.com: https://insights.tridge.com/speaker-product-news-reports/KJLyFXpzJzgKuB1Gqsm5QUKHGgR43AVdqLS8xzxHq89WDvz7jL7mgEn7

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