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• Energy consumption in the farm produce business - Gas still used more than electricity - Primeur N° 231 (PDF : 292.4 ko) - 22/12/2009

  Natural gas and electricity are mostly used in the farm produce business. Over the last ten years, the use of electricity has increased and that of gas remained constant. The use of coal and oil products, which are much less used, has once again declined.

• Plant health measures in viticulture : 2006 - Each vineyard has its own treatments - Primeur N° 230 (PDF : 397 ko) - 17/09/2009

  Use of plant-protection products depends first on local needs for disease prevention. But the diversity of treatments is also the result of practices to strengthen grapevines.

• Environmental spending by the agri-food industry - The priority is water treatment - Primeur N° 229 (PDF : 328.6 ko) - 17/07/2009

  Agri-food firms with 20 or more employees contribute 671 million euros to protecting the environment in 2007. Their action is concentrated mainly on treating water and on waste disposal.

• Preliminary agricultural accounts for 2008, by region and type of farm - A noticeable decline in income for most types of farms - Primeur N° 228 (PDF : 296.8 ko) - 09/07/2009

  After a strong increase in 2007, average farm income falls in 2008 in most regions and for the majority of farm types. Production costs penalise all farmers.

• Less activity, fewer farms - French salmon farming at a "low-water level" - Primeur N° 227 (PDF : 406.8 ko) - 08/07/2009

  With 37,100 tonnes, salmon production declines by 20% between 1997 and 2007. However, fish farmers’ equipment improves.

• Pest control products on soft wheat - More treatments for high-yield crops - Primeur N° 226 (PDF : 425.4 ko) - 25/06/2009

  In 2006 soft wheat crops are treated with plant protection products an average of six times, with reduced doses and more mixing than in 2001, and with wide regional disparities.

• The 2006 Innovation Survey : Agri-food industry listens to the market - Firms enrich their offer - Primeur N° 225 (PDF : 300.2 ko) - 25/06/2009

  Two-thirds of agri-food firms with 20 or more employees innovate between 2004 and 2006. Innovations concern products, production procedures, marketing, or organisation, most often in several of these domains at the same time.

• Direct energy consumption of farms - Energy issues are well understood - Primeur N°224 (PDF : 299.4 ko) - 23/04/2009

  Since the first oil shock in 1973, energy efficiency in agriculture has improved greatly. But some sectors of production remain very vulnerable to an increase in energy prices.

• One-fourth of professional farmers are women - Gradual growth in the number of women in agriculture - Primeur N° 223 (PDF : 313.5 ko) - 06/03/2009

  Women are slowly but surely occupying more recognized farm jobs. This trend matches the opposite trend of other farm wives who choose to work in non-farm employment

• The cheese industry prefers pasteurised milk - Less raw milk - Primeur N° 222 (PDF : 242.3 ko) - 11/02/2009

  Dairies produce 169,000 tonnes of raw milk cheeses in 2007, a decrease of 5.8% compared to 2006, and a 12% decline since 1997. Production of cheese from pasteurised milk continues to increase and represents 86% of matured cheese.

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