French Farm Exports Rise for First Month in Five on Wine Demand

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By Rudy Ruitenberg

August 13, 2012 at 4:54 PM UTC

France’s farm and food exports, the world’s fifth-biggest by value, rose for the first time in five months in June as demand for wine and spirits more than made up for falling grain shipments.

Exports increased to 4.7 billion euros ($5.8 billion) from 4.4 billion euros a year earlier, the Agriculture Ministry wrote in an online report today.