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Southern Ontario wine grapes on the vine. (Dave Bedard photo)

World wine output falls to 60-year low

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 24, 2018

Paris | Reuters — Global wine output fell to its lowest level in 60 years in 2017 due to poor weather conditions in the European Union that slashed production in the bloc, international wine organization OIV said. Wine production totalled 250 million hectolitres last year, down 8.6 per cent from 2016, data from the Paris-based […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

France says will not ban glyphosate when no alternative

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 25, 2018

Saint-Genes-Champanelle, France | Reuters — France will not force farmers to stop using glyphosate after a ban planned within three years, in cases where an alternative has not been found, President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday. He added that this would likely concern 10 per cent of farms while solutions could be found for the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Limagrain says GMO protests could force R+D relocation

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 17, 2018

Paris | Reuters — Limagrain, the world’s fourth-largest seed maker, will consider moving its research activities out of France if field trials in its home market continue to be sabotaged by opponents of genetically modified crops. The French co-operative group was targeted last month by protestors who invaded test fields southeast of Paris and scattered […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Germany swings EU vote in favour of glyphosate

By GFM Network News November 27, 2017

Brussels | Reuters — Germany defeated its key EU ally France in a very tight vote on Monday to clear the use of glyphosate herbicide for the next five years after a heated debate over whether it causes cancer. After months of indecisive votes among the 28 member states in Brussels, Germany, whose Chancellor Angela […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

French court suspends pesticides over potential harm to bees

By GFM Network News November 25, 2017

Paris | Reuters — A French court suspended on Friday the licence for two pesticides made by Dow Chemical, citing uncertainty over environmental risks including their effects on bees. The preliminary ruling by an administrative court in the city of Nice overturned a decision by France’s health and environment agency ANSES in September to grant […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

France open to phasing out glyphosate

By GFM Network News September 25, 2017

Paris | Reuters — France is open to phasing out common weedkiller glyphosate, the government said on Monday, following complaints from farmers worried about a potential imminent ban. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe reiterated Paris would vote against the European Commission’s proposal to extend for 10 years the licence for glyphosate, which is used in Monsanto’s […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

French farmers fume as government rejigs EU subsidies

By GFM Network News July 27, 2017

Paris / Reuters – French farm unions cried foul over a government decision on Thursday to use part of European Union direct payments linked to output to finance rural development projects such as fast growing organic farming. The decision comes just days after France launched wide debate on the future of the food sector, aiming to […] Read more

Crops, Grapes, Reuters

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 29, 2017

Paris | Reuters — China is set to overtake Britain and France to become the world’s second-largest wine consumer by value behind the U.S. by 2020 as consumers turn to more middle-range wines, the International Wine and Spirit Research (IWSR) organization said Thursday. In a study for wine fair Vinexpo it forecast Chinese wine consumption […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

French MNAs take EU-Canada trade deal to court

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 21, 2017

Paris | Reuters — More than 100 French left-wing lawmakers decided Tuesday to appeal to the country’s Constitutional Council to block a contentious free trade deal between the European Union and Canada. Supporters of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) say it will boost economic growth and jobs on both sides of the Atlantic. […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

InVivo pursues co-op alliances to vie with grain, chemical giants

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 26, 2016

Paris | Reuters — France’s InVivo wants to expand international partnerships with other co-operatives, including in joint buying of crop supplies and shipping fixtures, as it tries to compete with global grain trading and chemical firms, its CEO said on Wednesday. InVivo, a grouping of 220 agricultural co-operatives and one of the largest exporters of […] Read more

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GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

Tag Archives France

World wine output falls to 60-year low

France says will not ban glyphosate when no alternative

Limagrain says GMO protests could force R+D relocation

Germany swings EU vote in favour of glyphosate

French court suspends pesticides over potential harm to bees

France open to phasing out glyphosate

French farmers fume as government rejigs EU subsidies

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

French MNAs take EU-Canada trade deal to court

InVivo pursues co-op alliances to vie with grain, chemical giants

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