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Sun shines on French wheat harvest, but not rest of EU's

Published Mon, Sep 4, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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THE French are on top and the Germans lagging behind as the European Union's wheat crop draws to a close in a season of contrasts for the world's biggest growing region.

French farmers are celebrating a strong harvest, with good quality, thanks to hot June weather. Their counterparts from Spain to Germany and Romania suffered everything from frosts to heatwaves, and drought to downpours.

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