French government announces smallest corn crop since 1980

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.

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.

PARIS - France’s corn harvest is on pace this year for a 35 per cent fall to 9 million tonnes, a level last seen in 1980 for Europe’s biggest grains producer, the government said on Aug 7.The AGPM producers’ association had previously forecast a harvest of 9.5 million, down 30 per cent from a year ago, owing to a reduc