China's rising foie gras industry has France looking over its shoulder
- China has risen rapidly to become the world's second-largest producer of foie gras, but French producers say they are not yet worried about losing their long-held dominance of one of the country's best-known delicacies.
- "At the moment, we are not worried that China is going to topple France as the world's leading foie gras producer," said Fabien Chevalier, chairman of the French foie gras industry group CIFOG.
- Chevalier told RFI he was nevertheless surprised by the speed of China's expansion over the last two years.
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- China has risen rapidly to become the world's second-largest producer of foie gras, but French producers say they are not yet worried about losing their long-held dominance of one of the country's best-known delicacies.
- "At the moment, we are not worried that China is going to topple France as the world's leading foie gras producer," said Fabien Chevalier, chairman of the French foie gras industry group CIFOG.
- Chevalier told RFI he was nevertheless surprised by the speed of China's expansion over the last two years.
Sources: RFI