# Céréfi - Sowing progress and crop conditions - France

> French soft wheat sowing reached 93% of planned area, against 88% last year and 82% on the five-year average. Winter barley sowing was 96% complete, while crop conditions slipped slightly, with 94% of areas rated good to very good versus 96% previously. Durum wheat sowing rose to 70% from 24% a month earlier.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T15:14:18.409Z
- Category: report · region France · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98042-cerefi-sowing-progress-and-crop-conditions-france
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Sowing progress is ahead of normal and crop ratings are still high, which supports expectations of a sound French harvest and limits upside for European wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-31 | [Crop progress and condition report - Morning Ag Clips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64878-crop-progress-and-condition-report-morning-ag-clips.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| 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 | 2026-02-20 | [🇫🇷 crop conditions 🌾 update (week ending Feb 16 📅) – FranceAgriMer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20525-crop-conditions-update-week-ending-feb-16-franceagrimer.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-31 | [CBOT weekly outlook: Harvest, crop conditions pressuring prices - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40077-cbot-weekly-outlook-harvest-crop-conditions-pressuring-prices-grainews.md) | -1.7% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-24 | [Conab analyzes conditions of second and third harvest crops - Revista Cultivar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13631-conab-analyzes-conditions-of-second-and-third-harvest-crops-revista-cultivar.md) | -4.9% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- cerefi.fr: https://cerefi.fr/avancee-des-semis-et-conditions-de-culture-france/

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