# French wheat protein slips further in latest harvest results
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
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Published: 2022-08-25
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Meta Title: France's Soft Wheat Harvest Quality Results Slightly
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PARIS (Reuters) – Nearly complete quality results from France’s soft wheat harvest showed slightly weaker protein levels than in initial samples, underscoring a decline compared with last year, according to data from farm office FranceAgriMer on Thursday.

For protein, 27% of soft wheat analysed so far came below 11% content, often a minimum standard for milling markets, compared with 24% in initial results published last week by FranceAgriMer with crop institute Arvalis.

Last year, just 5% of the soft wheat crop showed protein below 11%.

The latest [survey results for protein covered 95% of expected](https://www.financedigest.com/ecb-survey-shows-rising-inflation-expectations-despite-energy-price-falls.html "ECB survey shows rising inflation expectations despite energy price falls") samples nationwide, compared with 76% in the first assessment last week.

The updated results showed 31% of soft wheat with 11-11.5% protein, against a 33% [share last week](https://www.financedigest.com/shares-and-bonds-nervy-as-rate-hike-week-looms.html "Shares and bonds nervy as rate-hike week looms"), and 23% of the crop at 11.5-12%, unchanged from the previous week.

Some 19% of soft [wheat was showing protein](https://www.financedigest.com/the-wheat-protein-market-to-witness-innovation-based-sartorial-grandeur.html "The Wheat Protein Market To Witness Innovation-Based Sartorial Grandeur") at 12% and above, against 20% in last week’s results.

FranceAgriMer had pointed previously to mixed [protein readings for soft wheat in major northern production](https://www.financedigest.com/demand-for-meatless-products-and-vegetable-proteins-is-expected-to-improve-nutritional-yeast-market-sale.html "Demand For Meatless Products And Vegetable Proteins Is Expected To Improve Nutritional Yeast Market Sale") zones.

Traders, meanwhile, have reported large sales of lower-protein French wheat to China this summer, contributing to a brisk start to the [export season in the European Union’s](https://www.financedigest.com/explainer-why-malaysia-is-considering-a-ban-on-palm-oil-exports-to-the-european-union.html "Explainer-Why Malaysia is considering a ban on palm oil exports to the European Union") biggest wheat-producing country.

For test weights, another key criteria in milling, the updated survey results were slightly higher than the previous week, [confirming a recovery from last year’s](https://www.financedigest.com/puma-confirms-full-year-outlook-flags-market-volatility.html "Puma confirms full-year outlook, flags market volatility") rain-affected levels.

Some 87% of the crop analysed so far was above the 76 kilo per hectolitre level widely used as a milling standard, compared with 85% a [week earlier and just 31% in last year’s](https://www.financedigest.com/u-s-labor-market-powers-ahead-as-weekly-jobless-claims-fall-layoffs-hit-24-year-low.html "U.S. labor market powers ahead as weekly jobless claims fall, layoffs hit 24-year low") harvest.

For Hagberg falling numbers, 96% of the crop volumes assessed so far were showing readings above 240 seconds, unchanged from the previous week and compared with just over [half last year](https://www.financedigest.com/an-apple-a-year-half-of-iphone-users-will-upgrade-to-the-iphone-7.html "AN APPLE A YEAR: HALF OF IPHONE USERS WILL UPGRADE TO THE IPHONE 7").

FranceAgriMer is due to [issue final quality](https://www.financedigest.com/voice-quality-matters-quarter-of-employees-working-from-home-still-experiencing-regular-connectivity-issues.html "Voice Quality Matters: Quarter of Employees Working From Home Still Experiencing Regular Connectivity Issues") results, including national averages, in the coming weeks.

(Reporting by Gus Trompiz; editing by Jonathan Oatis)


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