France: The winter barley crop is large and of good, homogeneous quality. Esterel yields are about 7 tonnes per ha, 75 % full barley, protein 10-11 %. Vanessa yields even up to 8 tonnes/ha, 90 – 95 % full barley, protein 11 % and lower. Spring barley harvest just finishing now in the North, excellent yields of 7 – 8 tonnes/ha in the traditional malting barley regions, proteins 10 – 11,5 %, full barley 90 % and more, moisture from 15 % in the early harvest areas down to 13 % during the past few days. Markets dropped in one week: Scarlett, July, FOB Creil, from EUR 123 to EUR 116 per tonne. Scarlett, FOB Moselle, traded at EUR 120. Esterel sold at EUR 103 FOB Creil.

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