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A French ban on the sales of fruit and vegetables with identifying stickers threatens exports of U.S. sweet potatoes (approx. $20 million in sales annually) and grapefruits ($8 million annually).

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.

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

On April 18, France published its fourth emergency decree banning fresh cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is permitted in cherry production.

France is the third largest European economy and according to French customs imported $1.28 billion of food and agricultural products from the United States in 2017.

On April 6, 2018 France published its third emergency decree banning cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is legal.

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

France (including its overseas territories) has 67 million consumers and is the third largest economy in the European Union after Germany and the United Kingdom.

On April 27, 2017 France published a decree banning cherry imports from countries where the use of the chemical dimethoate is legal.

Socio-economic and demographic changes continue to alter food trends in France. French consumers desire innovative and more convenient foods offering a quality image, better taste, and increased...

With over 16,200 food processors, the French food processing sector is valued at $189 billion. Progress in food technology, marketing innovations, and exports of finished food products have all...

With the implementation of a ban on cherries imports from countries where the use of the chemical Dimethoate is legal, U.S. cherry exports to France will be prohibited in 2016.