The French government has granted €15m in a bid to support the country’s poultry sector to overcome the effects of the abolition of the EU subsidies on the export of frozen chicken to third countries.
The European Commission halted the export scheme of frozen chicken in July 2013.
According to French agriculture and food minister Stéphane le Foll, this new development will help poultry producers and processors to improve the quality of their products in order to have more opportunities in the export markets, World Poultry reported.
The decision to close frozen chicken exports resulted in the closure of number of poultry processing facilities in France, and also led to the loss of jobs at other factories.
Le Foll was quoted by World Poultry as saying: "Since that decision, I've done everything in my power to help the poultry sector in my country because I believe in its future and its potential.
"I think the two companies that are active on the export market, Tilly Sabco and Groupe Doux, have once again positive perspectives.''
In 2012, France received more than €60 from frozen chicken export business.
