Climate crisis, market turmoil, causing the despair of farmers: the situation of French agriculture “has never been more serious” and, according to the FNSEA President Xavier Beulin, the level of losses in this sector will rise for 2016 “from 4 to 5 billion euros,” all segments combined.
This loss “result of a market crisis, a climate crisis and a health crisis which are cumulative, “said Xavier Beulin Wednesday, speaking in a dairy farm in Sulniac (Morbihan) during a meeting with farmers and local officials of his union. FNSEA realizes a tour of France’s agricultural regions “where one feels the despair,” the deputy secretary general of the union, Daniel Prieur.
Of the 4 to 5 billion euros of losses on “farm France, it is estimated that there are 3 billion, maybe a little more,” which will come grains, said the chairman of the main agricultural union.
This sector knows great difficulties for the second year, “world prices very low” according to Xavier Beulin. The weather in spring, especially in the northern half of France, caused a further sharp fall in yields.
“It is generally said Xavier Beulin, loss (production) top 30% with peaks sometimes – I think durum -. 60% that’s huge. “, detailed Xavier Beulin
As a result of this situation in French agriculture,” the FNSEA working on a refinancing plan “farms,” because at this level of losses, are not traditional measures may be sufficient, “said Xavier Beulin to the press.
While many of farms have seen their cash deteriorate, “what we’re asking the government is to take over a guarantee fund or reinsurance undertaking which should allow bankers live with farmers, offering them conditions rate, duration (of loans) compatible with profitability, “continued Xavier Beulin, which also argues for” an agricultural taxation best suited. “
Lactalis and Bigard viewfinder
Price, value of production, claims on standards and regulations that weigh on farms, are the other priority projects of the union, said Xavier Beulin.
the latter listened for nearly two hours Sulniac participants in the meeting who prepared a table, often black, different sectors: poultry, pigs, eggs, beef, rabbits but also milk. A very depressed area, because of the very low prices paid to producers.
Main target of this anger, the policy of Lactalis , the world number one milk.
the french group “announced in July, the lowest ever advertised price for the months of July and August, ie 256 euros for 1,000 liters,” said Marie-Andrée Luherne Secretary General to the FDSEA 56.
“This is a very bad sign because it gives the trend” for other operators in the sector, has she said. “For normal remuneration of our work should be a 360 euros per 1,000 liters,” said Marie-Andrée Luherne.
Xavier Beulin further claimed that all industry leaders in their sector, Lactalis , Bigard (first group of french meat processing) or Cooperl (number one pork), will attempt to “pay their producers properly” and negotiate “with retailers to develop our own products.”
Less spectacular at certain times of the past month, the shares of farmers against industrial or retail nevertheless continuing. Haute-Saône of farmers have led Wednesday punitive actions against Casino supermarkets, which they accused of failing to remove from their shelves the President Brand product ( Lactalis ) Caprice gods Bigard and Charal its subsidiary, as they had requested.
the actors of French agriculture, trade unions, banks, mutual funds, chambers of agriculture, are meeting on 1 September paris to try to build a crisis plan.
(with AFP)
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