Information And Transparency Key To Market Stability

Reading Time: 2 minutes France’s presidency of the Group of 20 nations should focus on promoting transparency on agricultural data worldwide, and not so much regulation, speakers said at the Reuters Global Food and Agriculture Summit. France has blamed financial speculation in commodity markets for the surge in prices for food staples, and has called a meeting of G20 […] Read more

France Takes On Germany In Global Gastronomy Battle

Reading Time: 2 minutes France unveiled a global campaign Feb. 16 to re-conquer the world’s dinner plates and regain its standing as the gastronomic yardstick four years after Germany overtook it as Europe’s top food exporter. Germany, known more as an industrial powerhouse, pushed ahead of France in the European Union’s 2007 food export ranking, as tough competition in […] Read more



French Firms Pull The Plug On Palm Oil

Reading Time: 3 minutes “By removing palm oil from our products in favour of rapeseed oil, we act in a responsible way both in terms of environment and public health.” FINDUS FRANCE’S LARGEST FROZEN FOOD MAKER French firms have stepped up restrictions on the use of palm oil, decried for being linked to deforestation in Asia, in a move […] Read more



French sheep breeders take flocks to Eiffel Tower

Reading Time: 2 minutes Several hundred French breeders brought sheep to graze near the Eiffel Tower on November 13 to protest what they say is insufficient aid to help revive a sector endangered by surging costs and low selling prices. Sheep farmers say a 250-million-euro (C$389 million) government plan unveiled Nov. 12 to boost falling farm income, including 50 […] Read more