FW: French co-operative to make foie gras in China

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A French farmers' co-operative is to produce pâté de foie gras in China for

the first time after buying a duck farm in Yangquing, near Beijing.

 

Euralis, the world leader in the delicacy made from the livers of force-fed

geese and ducks, hopes to profit from the exotic tastes of wealthy Chinese.

 

 

Michel Depierre, director-general of Euralis, said: " It's the very

beginnings of the market. " The new venture will initially produce only

25 tonnes of foie gras from ducks fed by local Chinese under the supervision

of French staff.

 

 

" It is a market that will develop in hotels and restaurants, " Mr Depierre

said. " There is a percentage of the population that has a lot of money. "

 

 

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