Reuters – Farmers in France, the European Union’s biggest crop producer, are expected to cut back on wheat and sugar sowing for this year’s harvest, but expand barley and rapeseed area, the country’s Farm Ministry said April 12. The ministry pegged the 2022 area of soft wheat, France’s most grown cereal, at 4.79 million hectares
French seeding down on wheat, up on barley, rapeseed
Strong demand for U.S. cargoes underpin Chicago soybean prices
Black Sea supply squeeze supports wheat, corn prices, analysts say
Chicago soybean futures are on the rise, with signs of strong export demand for U.S. cargoes supporting prices, even as the South American harvest peaked. Wheat also rose and corn edged higher on continued concerns over the impact of a prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict on global supplies. “We are in for a long war between Russia
France’s InVivo aims to become top world malt producer
Company aims to double size of malt business with help of new investors
Reuters – InVivo aims to become the world’s largest producer of malt within five years, supported by new investors after it completed the acquisition of agribusiness peer Soufflet, its chief executive said Dec. 9. The takeover, which values Soufflet at 2.2 billion euros (US$2.5 billion), will give rise to a group with nearly 10 billion euros in sales from
French winemakers set candles, straw ablaze to ward off frost
Spring cold snaps are coming earlier, therefore colder
Chablis, France | Reuters – French winemakers have lit candles and burned bales of straw to try to protect their vineyards from sharp spring frosts, with the forecast of more cold nights this week raising fears of serious damage and lost production. Temperatures plunged as low as -5 C overnight in wine regions including Chablis,
InVivo in talks to acquire French agribusiness Soufflet
Firms see limited overlap outside grain trading
Paris | Reuters — Co-operative group InVivo has entered exclusive talks to acquire family-controlled Soufflet in a deal that would create one of Europe’s biggest agricultural businesses with 10 billion euros (C$15.5 billion) in sales, the French firms said on Wednesday. The potential consolidation comes as France, the European Union’s largest agricultural producer, is trying
France to help farmers to abandon glyphosate weedkiller
Paris | Reuters – France will give financial aid to farmers who agree to halt use of glyphosate, the farm ministry said on Monday after President Macron said he had failed with efforts to ban use of the weedkiller by 2021. Glyphosate, first developed by Bayer’s Monsanto under the Roundup brand, has generated intense global
Fast-spreading bird flu puts EU poultry industry on edge
Reuters – A highly contagious and deadly form of avian influenza is spreading rapidly in Europe, putting the poultry industry on alert with previous outbreaks in mind that saw tens of millions of birds culled and significant economic losses. The disease, commonly called bird flu, has been found in France, the Netherlands, Germany, Britain, Belgium,
Plant-based protein maker Roquette sees short-term COVID-19 impact
Demand could accelerate second Canadian plant
Paris | Reuters — The plant-based protein market has seen a slowdown in new product launches and lower sales in restaurants and cafeterias due to COVID-19 but benefited from more people cooking at home and trying new products, French manufacturer Roquette said. The market for plant-based protein such as meat-free burgers has surged in the
Algeria set to allow Russian wheat imports — French exporters
Algeria is planning to open up its market to imports of Russian wheat, a French exporters’ group said recently, a long-anticipated move that could shake up competition in one of the world’s largest consumers of the grain. The country is changing its import terms to allow the shipment of wheat of Black Sea origin, including
EU wheat crop shows mixed results as harvest progresses
Reuters – This year’s soft wheat harvest in the European Union is expected to be sharply lower than last year due to adverse weather. “Wheat crops in large exporting countries at the two extremes of the bloc, northwest and southeast, have suffered a lot due to bad weather conditions this year,” Vincent Braak, analyst with
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
