Oilseed flax in search of producers in France

Published 2021년 12월 13일

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The Linoléa Alliance is aiming to expand oilseed flax cultivation to 50,000 hectares by 2024, thanks to secured outlets for 100,000 tonnes of linseed and support from storage organizations. The species, currently grown mainly in Canada and Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan, is being masterfully cultivated by the Alliance, with technical development and genetic improvement leading to increased yield. The alliance's strategy includes a 100% contractual approach, multi-year contracts, and a focus on crop rotation diversification and income security, with prices ranging from 600 to 650 euros per tonne.

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50,000 ha of oilseed flax for the 2024 harvest: this is the objective set by the Linoléa Alliance, a transversal organization that brings together Gie Linea (varietal selection), the Lin 2000 cooperative (seed multiplication and support technical) and Semences de France (organization of production and outlets). 50,000 ha is the area occupied by flax in the 1990s, when the species then benefited from specific support from the CAP. "At the time, the production of oilseed flax skyrocketed but the outlets did not follow," recalls Xavier Bonnard, line manager at Semences de France. Production then fell to 5,000 ha. Today, if we are aiming for 50,000 ha by 2024, it is because we have guaranteed outlets for 100,000 tonnes of linseed ". Between 600 and 650 euros per tonne The Linoléa Alliance was formed in 2008-2009, when the soaring prices of agricultural products once again threatened the balance of the sector, with upheavals thwarting the interests of farmers as well as those of ...

Source: Pleinchamp