# Crop conditions continue to improve in France

> Early concerns about the French harvest have eased since late October, with mild, humid weather improving conditions. Soft wheat planting reached 93% by 9 November against 82% on the five-year average, and winter barley sowing reached 96%. Forecasts for mild, wet weather over the next two weeks should help recharge soils that still have a clear water deficit.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:14:18.340Z
- Category: weather · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98041-crop-conditions-continue-to-improve-in-france
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Better planting progress and crop conditions in France, a major EU wheat and barley exporter, reduce the risk of a weak harvest and modestly weigh on European wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-18 | [Farming News - Wheat & Oilseed market update from ADM - UK wheat conditions continue to improve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7307-farming-news-wheat-and-oilseed-market-update-from-adm-uk-wheat-conditions.md) | -7.5% | -11.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-16 | [France reports best winter grain conditions in three years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20524-france-reports-best-winter-grain-conditions-in-three-years.md) | +2.1% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-29 | [Wheat prices are under pressure from improved weather conditions for the new crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25156-wheat-prices-are-under-pressure-from-improved-weather-conditions-for-the-new.md) | +2.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-27 | [Growing conditions pressure crop prices in Ontario, U.S. Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11705-growing-conditions-pressure-crop-prices-in-ontario-u-s-midwest.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-16 | [Weather delivers ideal crop conditions \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63505-weather-delivers-ideal-crop-conditions-farm-weekly-wa.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |

## Sources

- terre-net.fr: https://www.terre-net.fr/partenaire-lemarketlive/article/906024/la-meteo-douce-et-humide-ameliore-les-conditions-de-culture

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