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France Raises Maize, Sugar Beet Crop Estimates

France's farm ministry raised its forecast for the country's 2023 grain maize crop for the second consecutive month, citing good growing conditions since m...

Global Minimum Tax Comes Home To France To Hit Farm Cooperatives

Though France was long a champion of the global minimum corporate tax, one cherished part of the French economy – giant farm cooperatives – may...

Cristal Union Invites French Farmers To Go Back To Sugar Beet

French farmers should consider turning back to sugar beet in 2024 after a drop in planted area in recent years, France's No. 2 sugar maker Cristal Union sa...

Südzucker Unit Drops Plan To Lift French Sugar Output, Citing Ukraine Imports

Sugar maker Saint Louis Sucre, owned by Germany's Südzucker, asked French farmers not to increase their beet output in 2024 to avoid a fall in prices...

French Sugar Maker Tereos Sells Factory Site To Fries Maker Agristo

Sugar group Tereos has agreed to sell a factory site in northern France to fries maker Agristo following its announcement in March that it would end sugar...

French Pork Gets Go-Ahead For Trade With Australia

France has obtained final approval for exporting pork to Australia, adding a new potential trade outlet for a sector that has faced fluctuating demand from...

EU Crop Monitor Trims Yield Estimates, Warns Of Wheat Quality Damage

The European Union's crop monitoring service has reduced its forecast for this year's average EU soft wheat, maize and rapeseed yields for a third consecut...

Wheat, Corn Rise On Black Sea Supply Fears; Soybeans Firm

Chicago wheat and corn futures rose on Monday, as Russia's attacks on Ukrainian port infrastructure and slowing flow of shipments from the Black Sea region...