The latest report by FranzcAgriMer in collaboration with the arvalis Institute to the quality of the French soft wheat harvest was released yesterday. It shows that over 80% of the samples collected mainly in Northern France were evaluated by August 29 so FranceAgriMer.
Specific gravity:
23% of the crop has a specific weight of 76 kg per hectolitre, after evaluation of the samples (last week: 28%). A year ago was the proportion of wheat, with a specific weight of 76 kg / hl at 99%, the proportion with a specific weight of 78 kg / hl was 90%.
Protein content:
64% of the crop has a protein content of an average of 12.5% (last week: 65%). The average protein content of the entire French wheat harvest is over 11%. Last year only 49% achieved a protein content of 11%.
Protein contents of weak income to tend to rise. Wheat stocks in France suffered from severe, long-lasting rains end of may / beginning of June and the harvest turns out about less than 30% than the harvest in 2015.
Number of cases:
75% of the crop has number of 240 seconds versus 95% last year.
