France: Wheat, sunflower, alfalfa, will there be enough seeds in 2023?

Will there be enough seeds in 2023? This is, because of the war in Ukraine, a subject of concern for seed companies in France, the world's leading exporter of these small seeds which will give the wheat, sunflowers or alfalfa of tomorrow. In order to sow, you must have seeds. These seeds come from seed companies that work with "multiplier farmers", who will devote part of their activity to seed production, explain to AFP Didier Nury and Rachel Blumel, respectively vice-president and general manager of the French Union of Seed Companies (UFS). These seeds will be marketed for two purposes: either to be planted to produce wheat, corn, sunflowers, etc., which will then be sold on the market to make bread, animal feed or oil; or grown again to replenish the seed stock for the following season. “Ukraine, a major exporter of wheat and sunflower, is also a major player in seed production, a strategic activity for its agricultural balances but also those of its economic partners. In 2020, ...