Flax Crop report June 15 2018 France There were no major damages due to the last storms. Heavy rains and hail occurred but they were local. A few fields laid down and some of them were hit by hail, in particular in Ile-de-France (Montreuil area). The crop is going on rather well, [...]
Flax Crop Report – June 1st 2018 France – Belgium – the Netherlands The heavy rains that occurred in the last few days benefited the flax plants. There was from 20 to 60 mm of water according to the areas. There are big discrepancies from a field to another or from an [...]
Flax crop report – April 23 2018 France Normandie & Seine-Maritime : there was heavy rainfall in these areas. The farmers started to do the sowings 8 days ago and they are almost finished (90%). Aisne : thanks to better weather conditions the sowings started earlier and the flax has started to come [...]
Flax Crop Report – March 30 2018 France – Belgium – the Netherlands Usually at the end of March many fields are already sown in France, mainly in the southern flax producing areas (Eure and Calvados). For the North of France, Belgium and the Netherlands the sowings are not as late [...]
Flax Crop Report – 11 July 2016 WEST EUROPEAN COUNTRIES France: The pulling operations started last week, around July 5-6, in Calvados. They are likely to take place this week, probably from Thursday on, in the other flax cultivating areas and could be continued next week as the weather forecast is good. [...]
