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That compared with an 80pc score for soft wheat crops at the same stage last year.
FranceAgriMer rated 76pc of French winter barley as good/excellent, up from 75pc a week earlier, while the equivalent spring barley rating was stable at 88pc.
For grain maize, the good/excellent score declined to 81pc from 83pc. Sowing of grain maize was 99pc complete versus 97pc a week earlier.