November 10, 2005

 

France reveals latest grain estimates
 

 

The French state grains board, Office National Interprofessionnel des Cereales, or ONIC, issued the following domestic crop estimates Wednesday. Figures are in millions of tonnes.

 

                       2005-06     2005-06     2004-05

                           Nov         Oct         Nov

                         Estimate    Estimate    Estimate

 

SOFT WHEAT

Production              35.60       35.641      35.596

Exports to EU          8.650       8.750       8.734

Exports to non-EU    6.302       6.302       7.114

Ending stocks           4.686       4.677       4.757

 

CORN

Production              13.992      13.862     16.267

Exports to EU          5.870        5.870      7.778

Exports to non-EU    0.200       0.200       0.195

Ending stocks          2.455       2.216       2.187

 

HARD WHEAT

Production              2.130       2.138       2.364

Exports to EU          0.500        0.500       0.592

Exports to non-EU    0.600       0.600       0.883

Ending stocks          0.240       0.248       0.091