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The French food processing sector is valued at $212 billion with over 17,650 food processors from small family owned businesses to some of the largest food companies in the world.

On April 8, 2020 France published its fifth emergency decree banning fresh cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is permitted in cherry production.

Clusters of COVID-19 cases have been found in workers at three French slaughterhouses since April.

France as a member of the European Community has implemented EU regulations for the import of animal and plant products.

EU-27+UK chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2020 driven by both domestic and export demand.

France has no commercial production or field trials of genetically engineered (GE) crops.

After months of debate, in December 2019 France announced required no-pesticide buffer zones between treated crops and inhabited areas.

France imported $1.53 billion of food and agricultural products from the United States in 2018.

At nearly 313.5 MMT, the total MY2019/20 EU28 grain crop is around 2 MMT higher than the previous forecast, with higher wheat, corn and barley production partially offset by a lower mixed grain....

FAS Paris obtained a waiver from the French Ministry of Agriculture that allowed the U.S. foundation Wreath Across America to import into France 10,000 U.S. sourced balsam pine wreaths....

On October 16, 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron named Senator Didier Guillaume as the new French Minister for Agriculture and Food.

More than 70 percent of French household food purchases are made in supermarkets and local smaller discount stores.