France: Grain stocks as of Feb. 1, 2010

According to the government, commercial grain stocks in France amounted to 20.8 mln t as of February 1, 2010 and thus exceeded the 16.6 mln t recorded one year earlier. Wheat stocks (excluding durum) stood at 8.4 (6.7) mln t, those of durum at 549,000 (404,000) t, of barley at 5.7 (3.7) mln t, and of corn at 5.5 (5.3) mln t.
(Actualités Agricoles, Mar. 8, 2010)