Wheat| Heavy rainfall in late May to mid-June as well as low sunshine

September 30, 2016 10:09 AM | Skymet Weather Team

Heavy rainfall in late May to mid-June as well as low sunshine during the crop's critical growth period has damaged the France wheat crop. France has harvested one of its worst wheat crop this year. This year France's area is up by 1.3% (5.23 million hectares) whereas production and yield are down by 30% and 31% respectively as compared to last year.

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