France: Winter and spring barley ratings up in the week to May, 29

French winter barley rated “good” or “excellent” climbed 2 percentage points to 65 percent in the seven days ended May 29 from a week earlier, based on crops in seven regions that produce 56 percent of average national output, crop office FranceAgriMer reported on June, 1.

That compares with 63 percent in the week-ago period, the data show.

For spring barley, the grain rated “good” or “excellent” rose to 83 percent. The ratings are based on data from five regions that on average grow 47 percent of the French crop, according to FranceAgriMer.

06 June, 2012