TABLE — French farm ministry crop estimates

PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) — The following are estimates from France's agriculture ministry for the 2026 harvest compared with 2025. Estimates are as of October 1. Area is in thousands of hectares, yield in metric tons per hectare and production in thousands of metric tons. 2025 2026 Area Yield Production Area Yield Production Change on Change year on 5-yr average GRAINS 8,787 7.23 63,506 8,369 6.34 53,045 -16.5% -14.7% Soft wheat 4,492 7.43 33,361 4,612 6.83 31,486 -5.6% -3.6% — winter 4,461 7.43 33,158 4,593 6.83 31,371 -5.4% -3.4% — spring 31 6.66 204 19 6.14 115 -43.6% -32.4% Durum 222 5.88 1,305 210 5.25 1,102 -15.6% -18.8% — winter 197 5.88 1,161 202 5.26 1,060 -8.7% -16.5% — spring 25 5.88 144 8 5.05 42 -71.0% -52.3% Barley 1,790 6.63 11,864 1,771 5.98 10,591 -10.7% -6.8% — winter 1,193 7.01 8,369 1,348 6.29 8,480 1.3% 1.7% — spring 597 5.85 3,496 423 4.99 2,111 -39.6% -30.1% Oats 108 4.39 476 90 3.90 351 -26.4% -12.0% — winter 56 4.42 249 58 3.88 226 -9.2% 0.9% — spring 52 4.37 228 32 3.94 125 -45.2% -28.6% Rye 27 3.85 104 30 3.69 112 7.4% -24.3% Triticale 300 5.20 1,557 323 4.60 1,489 -4.4% -3.5% Other grains 159 3.34 532 129 3.30 426 -20.0% -37.2% Rice 15 6.63 102 15 5.98 88