Strong progression of wheat varietal mixtures in France

While analyzing the statistics of France-Agrimer, Rémi Perronne discovered in 2017 the strong increase in the cultivated area of wheat variety mixtures. Then at 5%, they rose in 2018 to 8%, ranking ahead of the first inbred line variety grown in France. In 2019, variety mixtures accounted for nearly 12% of wheat cultivated areas. This remarkable increase is particularly strong in the Centre and West of France. An interactive map gives more details about the departmental distribution of mixtures, available on the home page of the OPTIMIX tool.