French government announces smallest corn crop since 1980
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Fri, 7 August 2026Sat, 8 August 2026
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original reportfirst to report
Le Monde English
aol.co.uk
7 Aug, 16:21over 22 hours8 Aug, 14:44
How it spread - 2 original reports
Fri, 7 August 2026
1 report- Le Monde English16:21first to report
With several record heatwaves having struck France, Europe's biggest grain producer, since May, the government said the country's corn harvest was on track for a 35% drop this year, a sharp decline that had not been seen since 2003.
Sat, 8 August 2026
1 report- aol.co.uk14:44
France's corn harvest is on pace this year for a 35 percent fall to nine million tons, a level last seen in 1980 for Europe's biggest grains producer, the government said Friday.