French January Farm and Food Exports Jumped 8.4% on Wine, Cognac

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By Rudy Ruitenberg

March 12, 2012 at 5:49 PM UTC

The value of France’s farm and food exports, the world’s fifth-biggest, jumped 8.4 percent in January on U.S. and Asian demand for wine and cognac.

Exports of farm products and food rose to 4.43 billion euros ($5.8 billion) from 4.08 billion euros a year earlier, the Agriculture Ministry said in an online report today.