French farmers profit massively from food price hikes

Le Monde reports on the irony of France, as EU president, fighting for a reduction in basic food prices when its farmers have profited the most from the recent cost increases.

The average net income of French farms increased by 11 per cent last year, more than double the EU average, the paper notes, with the value of cereal crops increasing by 51.5 per cent while volumes dropped by 3.4 per cent, according to government figures.

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