Overview
- The Agriculture Ministry unveiled a national exit plan that funds a new uprooting program to curb structural overproduction and stabilize struggling regions.
- The package extends Bpifrance‑backed structural loans into 2026 with revised criteria that will also cover cooperatives.
- The government announced new social‑charge relief of €10 million for next year, on top of €5 million released in November.
- France formally asked the European Commission to tap the crisis reserve to finance crisis distillation of non‑marketable surpluses, prioritizing cooperative cellars.
- Industry leaders welcomed the step but still seek roughly €200 million and estimate 30,000–40,000 more hectares must be pulled after about 27,000 hectares were uprooted with aid in 2024 and another 20,000 without.