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• 2002 Provisional accounts by department and farm categor - Decline of average farm results for 2002 - Primeur N° 130 (PDF : 643 ko) - 13/06/2003

  In 2002, the national average farm income per worker declined by 2.1 %. However, it progressed in more than half of those departments specializing essentially in cattle and general cropping. Revenue declined in vine growing and pigs and poultry breeding.

• Public aid to the farming industry by department - Size and specialization explain the disparities - Primeur N° 129 (PDF : 600.6 ko) - 06/06/2003

  Public aid to the farming industry rose to 11.4 billion euros in 2001 or 11 600 euros per worker. The highest amounts went to departments that specialize in general cropping. However, this is changing in favour of cattle breeding.

• Labels such as AOC, CCP and other seals that guarantee the quality of wine and food differ in price and promotion policy. - For each product its own sign of quality - Primeur N° 128 (PDF : 228.3 ko) - 23/05/2003

  Administrators of official labels of quality and origin adopt diverse strategies. The promotion of the AOC (Appellation of Certified Origin) and other seals bring out the qualities that stem from tradition and the geographical origin. The CCP (Certification of Product Conformity) emphasizes health safety.

• The remodelling of the orchards continues - Fewer apple and peach trees but more walnut trees - Primeur N° 127 (PDF : 445 ko) - 16/05/2003

  Orchard acreage diminished by 8% between 1997 and 2002. Apple orchards remain the largest, covering 53 000 hectares. Walnut orchards are now the fourth largest in terms of acreage. Irrigation is the rule in the big orchards.

• First census in shellfish farming - The oyster - the pearl of shellfish farming - Primeur N° 126 (PDF : 231.5 ko) - 14/05/2003

  In 2001, about 3 800 shellfish farms put 109 000 tons of oysters and 73 200 tons of mussels on the market. Shellfish farmers operate along 20 000 hectares of continental shore.

• FADN farm income results - 2001 : lower income, stability of private withdrawals - Primeur N° 125 (PDF : 208.2 ko) - 02/05/2003

  In 2001, current pre-tax income of the FADN farms is down by 6.1% in real terms. It had declined by 9.8% in 2000. Subsidies increase by 7.2%.

• 2001 census of ornamental horticulture and nurseries - 21 000 hectares of flowers and plants - Primeur N° 124 (PDF : 271.5 ko) - 18/04/2003

  Nearly 11 000 holdings cultivate 21 000 hectares of flowers, ornamental and nursery plants. Except for the cut flower, horticultural areas are on the increase. Nursery areas remain stable.

• Still too much nitrogen fertilizer and livestock waste - Farm nitrates in the West and in the grain growing plains - Primeur N° 123 (PDF : 1.1 Mo) - 09/04/2003

  In 2001, farming brought 19 % too much nitrate to the ground. This excess comes from mineral fertilizer in the Paris region and the livestock wastes in Brittany.

• Agro-food firms renew their product ranges - Innovate for the market - Primeur N° 122 (PDF : 210.5 ko) - 08/04/2003

  About 40 % of the food industry made innovations in products or in methods of production from 1998 to 2000. Innovation comes particularly from the largest firms and those in direct contact with consumers.

• Cheese made with pasteurized milk sells better - Slow growth for raw milk cheese - Primeur N° 121 (PDF : 276.5 ko) - 03/04/2003

  From 1999 to 2001, dairy production of cheese made with milk straight from the cow rose by 1,1 %. However, production of uncooked cow milk cheese did not increase and production of soft cheese declined.

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