France crop harvest: common wheat and spelt
France crop harvest: common wheat and spelt stood at 31,549 thousand tonnes in 2026, according to Eurostat – crop production in EU standard humidity (apro_cpsh1), French agricultural statistics. It is one of the indicators in the Agriculture: annual production and accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2000 to 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Agriculture: annual production and accounts table
| Indicator | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat and spelt | 32,624.9 | 34,255.99 | 26,598.56 | 35,995.57 | 34,632.38 | 36,559.45 | 30,181.14 | 40,605.23 | 35,416.69 | 38,203.1 | |
| Common wheat and spelt | 31,549 | 32,975.33 | 25,375.16 | 34,709.32 | 33,302.04 | 34,984.89 | 28,870.79 | 39,058.26 | 33,652.85 | 36,138.68 | |
| Durum wheat | 1,075.9 | 1,280.66 | 1,223.39 | 1,286.26 | 1,330.35 | 1,574.56 | 1,310.35 | 1,546.97 | 1,763.83 | 2,064.42 |
Understanding france crop harvest: common wheat and spelt
This metric tracks the total physical harvest weight of common wheat and spelt adjusted to the uniform European Union standard humidity threshold. It covers the primary soft and hard bread-making grain varieties alongside spelt, while explicitly leaving out durum wheat, which is recorded separately due to its distinct culinary applications, growing requirements, and market pricing structures. The figure captures the cleaned weight of the gathered grain ready for storage, milling, or export, omitting damaged crops left uncollected in fields.
Because production cycles occur once per year, analysts should exclusively examine twelve-month intervals to assess output shifts, rendering sequential period evaluations misleading due to seasonal dormancy. Initial estimates published immediately after the gathering period are subject to iterative updates as post-harvest surveys, cooperative deliveries, and trade data become available. A common analytical pitfall involves conflating this bread-making cereal with durum wheat or coarse grains, which follow different agronomic inputs and weather sensitivities.
Frequently asked questions
- Are spelt and common wheat recorded together?
- Yes, statistical guidelines group spelt with common wheat under this single heading due to botanical and usage similarities.
- Does this series account for grain lost during storage?
- No, the figures record quantities at the point of harvest and do not track subsequent storage shrinkage or pest loss.
- Why is durum wheat excluded from this total?
- Durum wheat possesses specialized genetic traits, distinct end-uses in pasta production, and separate market pricing, requiring independent measurement.