France cereal prices: durum wheat national average
France cereal prices: durum wheat national average stood at 267.5 EUR per tonne on Jul 26, 2026, according to European Commission, Agri-food Data Portal – market prices reported by France. It is one of the indicators in the Weekly agricultural prices table (Value · Daily), with a complete series running from Nov 22, 2015 to Jul 26, 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Weekly agricultural prices table
| Indicator | 26-07-2026 | 19-07-2026 | 12-07-2026 | 05-07-2026 | 28-06-2026 | 21-06-2026 | 14-06-2026 | 07-06-2026 | 31-05-2026 | 24-05-2026 | |
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| National average prices | |||||||||||
| Durum wheat | 267.5 | 260 | 265.23 | 260.23 | 255.73 | 262.73 | 260.23 | 244.3 | 247.8 | ||
| Feed barley | 209.5 | 210.5 | 187 | 196.03 | 199.23 | 203.83 | 190.93 | 196.3 | 198.3 |
Understanding france cereal prices: durum wheat national average
This indicator records the countrywide average wholesale price per tonne for durum wheat, the hard grain variety utilized primarily in semolina and pasta manufacturing. It excludes common breadmaking wheat and coarse grains, maintaining a distinct price discovery mechanism tied directly to specialized milling demand. The series aggregates representative transactions from growing regions and primary assembly hubs to form a unified national valuation for this specific end-use raw material.
Observers must evaluate these figures alongside Mediterranean basin harvest updates and specialty milling contract renewals. Seasonal volatility can appear more pronounced here than in common wheat due to concentrated cultivation geographies and distinct weather sensitivities. When assessing shifts, compare identical calendar periods across consecutive years to bypass harvest cycle distortions, while avoiding direct comparisons with broad feed grain indices that follow entirely different livestock consumption demand curves.
Frequently asked questions
- How does durum wheat pricing diverge from common wheat trends?
- Durum values depend heavily on pasta industry demand and specialized crop yields, creating price movements independent of standard breadmaking wheat.
- Does this index capture organic durum wheat transactions?
- The series focuses exclusively on conventional commercial grade durum traded in wholesale merchant channels.
- Why might early weekly estimates for this series undergo adjustment?
- Initial compilations rely on early reporting from regional collectors, with subsequent updates incorporating delayed transaction returns from remote grain elevators.