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Published 11/03/2009 by Farmers Guardian

French farmers get a €1.65 billion rescue package

FRENCH farmers have been handed a whopping €1.65 billion (£1.5bn) payout to help them deal with the economic downturn.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy last week pledged to muster €1 billion (£900m) in bank loans and €650 million (£600m) in exceptional state aid to support farmers...

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