“We should have been concerned about this for a long time,” admitted the minister. Marc Fesneau presented this Thursday at the Agricultural Show an assessment of a plan intended to “reconquer’ France’s sovereignty in fruits and vegetables.

“We find ourselves in a technical impasse ” for these products and “ we have concerns for 2024,” he stressed. The endive sector has no visibility on its capacity to produce after 2024, following the announced withdrawal of several key active substances.