French Abatoirs Deemed Scandalous
FRANCE - It has been reported that almost half of the slaughterhouses in France fail to conform to European standards of hygiene, as per a memorandum from the Directorate General of Food (DGAL).

French Farming Dialogue
FRANCE - The French farm minister Michel Barnier is encouraging fellow citizens to discuss where their food comes from on a new Website parlons agricuture.

Business Rises From the Ashes with a First for BD
FRANCE - A fire at that completely destroyed the breeding unit at Paul, David and Vincent Pelletier's farm in La Chapelle Thémer at Vendée in western France did not mean the end of pig production. No, it just spurred them into investment and within a...

France Promotes National Welfare Debate
FRANCE - French farm minister Michel Barnier has nominated three working group chairmen for France's national animal welfare plan Animals et Société.

Fewer Than 300 Traditional Vets in France
FRANCE - The shortage of vets is a European problem, but France has a very specific set of problems. Like every other French professional body, the Ordre des Veterinaires (OV), sets a quota for the number of students that can go forward for training....

Hypor Signs MOU To Acquire France Hybrides
FRANCE - Hypor, the pig breeding division of Hendrix Genetics B.V, announces that they have signed a memorandum of understanding whereby they will acquire France Hybrides from Groupe Glon.

Crisis Aid Extended for French Pig Producers
FRANCE - In a year of strong demand and weak prices, total French pig slaughter numbers rose by 1.3 per cent during 2007 to 25.3 million head. French farm minister Michel Barnier last week added a further €6 million to a €33 million emergency package...

€3 Million Aid to French Pig Sector
FRANCE - The French agriculture ministry is to hand out grants of €3 million to the ailing pig sector to help pay the interest on loans.

Call for a pig price rise
FRANCE - The French national pig producers’ body, INAPORC, is calling for a 25 per cent increase in producer prices to be passed down the supply chain to the consumer.

France takes preventive measures over foot-and-mouth disease
FRANCE - The French Ministry of Agriculture announced a series of precautionary measures Saturday to prevent the foot-and-mouth disease from entering the country after reports of an outbreak in England were confirmed reports Xinhua.

New Test Facility In France
FRANCE - Just like other sire line nucleus units, the testing facility in Dombras works with Aloka scanners

France Urges Restart Of WTO Talks, Abandonment Of Agriculture
FRANCE - France's Trade Minister, Christine Lagarde, said on Thursday that France may suggest that the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization's worldwide trade agreement be restarted by putting agricultural issues on a different track, to be addressed...

France's Cooperl to build new pig slaughter plant
FRANCE - The French pig producing and processing cooperative Cooperl Group would create a new pig slaughter facility in western France, Lamballe (Côte d'Armor), where the company already has a production site, a statement announced.

Campylobacter test speeds up detection process
FRANCE - An internationally-validated test for Campylobacter, can pick up the pathogen within three hours, allowing processors to speed up the time when they can release products to the market.