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Optimal yields due to genetics. One can increase on’s yields by simply choosing the right hybrid! The steady genetic progress made over the past fifty years has meant an average farm gain of 1.2 q/hectare/year. Choosing the variety that is the best suited to one’s farm – among the 2000 seed varieties of corn produced… Read more »

Technical Expertise at the service of genetics : Implantation often has a decisive impact on the yield of a variety. Careful management of all the parameters during this key stage is essential to optimise the maize crop. From the choice of variety to best practices when sowing, a brief overview of how to get the most… Read more »

A FRENCH SEED PRODUCTION OF HIGH TECHNICAL LEVEL : The notion of seed quality starts taking root in the producers’ plots. A good mastery of growing techniques will ensure that the raw seed production is of maximum quality. Thus, the producers benefit from a type of technical assistance that focuses on helping them plan and… Read more »

France, a leader in genetic progress : Due to high-quality terroirs, its production environment, and its producers’ know-how, France has become Europe’s “laboratory”  in the field of new maize hybrid development. Backed by an average of 2000 commercial hybrids developped every year, the Maize in France seeds have been created to adress various challenges in… Read more »

Maize Production Watch: At the end of March, France’s 2020 maize production programme was estimated up 16 percent compared to the previous year. The increase is also expected in the main EU countries competing on the maize market, as well as in the non-EU member countries, where the trend is clearly upwards. See the detailed… Read more »

World Maize Prices Remain Under Pressure Maize areas are expected up or have already increased in the main exporting countries, as well as in the EU, in 2019/20. Certain factors may cause price volatility but world maize use remains dynamic. Spring Plantings Up: Maize and Its Attractiveness to the European Farmers Despite the uncertain world… Read more »