date:Jul 07, 2014
arkets were closed on Friday for Independence Day. The European market was also waiting for harvesting to get going in the region.
Cash brokers have reported first cuttings of soft wheat in western France in the past week, but farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday that the soft wheat harvest was yet to start as of June 30. The office also said the winter barley harvest accelerated last week, with 44 percent of the area harvested by Monday. Field work could be slowed this weekend by showers