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Caribbean imports of consumer-oriented products shrunk from $2.3 billion in 2019 to $2.1 billion in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet Caribbean retail grocery sales grew by an estimated 6 percent during the same period.

During the Covid-19 pandemic the French government designated the retail sector as essential and most firms had a continuity in operations.

Corsica is a mountainous French island found off its southern coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

The food processing industry an important sector for France. In general, it has successfully managed the Covid-19 crisis by adapting to cost increases and more stringent sanitary measures.

France bans the cultivation of crops that are derived from modern biotechnology and limits research into their use.

France imported $1.38 billion of food and agricultural products from the United States in 2019.

France, as a member of the European Union (EU), generally follows EU directives, regulations, and obligations.

France as a member of the European Union (EU-27) has implemented EU regulations for the import of animal and plant products.

After exporting a record-high $1.1 billion in consumer-oriented agricultural products to the Caribbean in 2019, U.S. suppliers saw the COVID-19 pandemic take a toll on Caribbean demand...

The French Government announced this week that ducks on two farms in southwestern France were infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).

France is the largest producer of sugar beets in Europe growing just over 30 percent of EU27+UK ‘s production in MY 2019/2020.

France’s 2020 wheat harvest, estimated to be about 31 million metric tons (MMT), means a 25 decline in production as compared to 2019 because of unfavorable weather conditions.