French minister pledges support for egg producers

said. “But,” she added, “it is necessary that the French become a bit more lenient regarding the expansion or establishment of new livestock farms on our territory. People don’t want them next to their homes, yet at the same time, they consume eggs from Ukraine that do not meet our own production standards or those of the European Union.” French agriculture is the most virtuous in the world, but also the most demanding. We must support our livestock farmers who do everything they can to deliver quality products,” the minister told a meeting of representatives of the national egg industry. CNBO earlier accused some of the larger French retailers of selling thousands of eggs from Ukraine. Genevard announced that she wants to reduce the import contingent for eggs from Ukraine by 22% “in order to avoid a distortion of the French market”. Furthermore, the minister promised to lessen the administrative requirements for poultry farmers, including simpler rules to expand a farm or to ...