France pushes for more factory farming in food U-turn

Comments by agriculture minister seem to signal shift away from focus on organic produce as shoppers choose cheaper meat

France is urging its farmers to produce more cut-price meat in a major U-turn on factory farming, with inflation hammering demand for organic pork, beef and chicken.

The agriculture minister, Marc Fesneau, told a big agro-industry gathering on Tuesday that we have to admit that we must work on the entry level" end of the market.