France is looking for a solution to continue exporting its wheat to Africa

Published 2023년 4월 12일

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The French government is seeking a legal solution to allow the use of PH3 insecticide for the fumigation of ships' holds, as a decision by the French Health Security Agency has restricted its use in direct contact with cereals from April 25. This decision could potentially impact France's exports to countries requiring direct fumigation with grains, such as Togo, Cameroon, Algeria, and Egypt. The government is working within European law to allow exports to continue, despite concerns about maximum residue limits and the need for direct fumigation for some importing countries.

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"There is nothing to worry about for our exports," Foreign Trade Minister Olivier Becht said on Tuesday, while his Agriculture counterpart Marc Fesneau underlined the major role that France would continue to play for the global "food security". The government was questioned by several deputies on the consequences of a decision by the French Health Security Agency (Anses), dating from October 2022, which does not authorize, from April 25, the use of PH3 (or phosphine) insecticide in the fumigation of ships' holds only on condition that it is not "in direct contact with cereals". "If no decision is taken, on April 25, we will no longer be able to export to countries such as Togo, Cameroon, Algeria or Egypt, which require in their specifications fumigation in direct contact with grains,” Eric Thirouin, president of the association of French cereal producers (AGPB), told AFP. "We're up against the wall. Belgium, Germany, all the other European countries have reauthorized the use in ...

Source: Pleinchamp