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French farmers had harvested 85% of this year's grain maize crop by Oct. 23, compared with 74% a week earlier, farm office FranceAgriMer said on Friday.
Soft wheat sowing for next year's harvest had reached 54% of the expected area by Monday compared with 38% a week earlier, FranceAgriMer said in a cereal crop report. (Reporting by Gus Trompiz; editing by Christina Fincher)





















