The objective of the group Céréaliers
de France is the expansion of the competitivity of the french grain economy.
In order to insure the development of the production, its adaptation to
market needs and outlets, Céréaliers de France, represented
in Brussels (EU) and Washington, intervenes in all the links of the grain
industry through the intermediary of five complementary bodies:
  Representing the interest of 350,000 producersThe French Wheat Producers Association, (AGPB), is the founding element of the group. It is a union in charge of supporting the producers and use its influence with public authorities. http://www.agpb.com  Research and developmentThe TECHNICAL INSTITUE FOR CEREALS AND FORAGE (Arvalis - Institut du Végétal) is in charge of Applied Research and Development and is at the service of producers. http://www.arvalisinstitutduvegetal.fr/uk/  Supporting the growth of Agri-Food Companies UNIGRAINS is the financial body of the group, taking financial participations and giving out strategic advice to numerous companies. http://www.unigrains.fr  Promoting grain foodsUNIVERS CEREALES is in charge of the promotion of french grain foods on the national market. http://www.universcereales.com  France Export Céréales is in charge of the promotion
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A major actor in the European grain production, France is the first agricultural power of the EU. About 55% of the French territory is used for agricultural production, and french agriculture employs directly, upstream and downstream, over 2 million people. Grains are grown intensively on half the arable land. The main grains grown in France are wheat and durum wheat, barley and maize.
Grains represent a fundamental basic food for both human and animal consumption. Moreover, their use for non-food purposes is constantly growing. The grain sector represents therefore a major economic stake for France, which produces each year over 60 million tonnes grains. More than 45% of this annual crop is sold abroad, making France the world's second largest exporter. It comes even first for flour and malt exports.
At the heart of the French grain economy, the goup Céréaliers de France, directed by agricultural producers, intends to play a dynamic role at the services of all the operators of the grain industry. It is the organizer of "DÉFI BLÉ", the grain international meeting laying out the prospects of the grains economy for the years to come. It encourages new uses of grains through its Cereal Prize, "le PRIX CÉRÉALIER", a scientific prize awarded each year to European researchers.
