Europe Ukraine Sunflowers WEB
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- Europe Ukraine Sunflowers WEB
- May 12, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English FOR USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Europe Ukraine Sunflowers (TV) HEADLINE: Ukraine War Presents French Farmers with Opportunity – and Risk TEASER: French farmers expected to expand sunflower cultivation to fill shortages of Ukrainian sunflower oil caused by war PUBLISHED AT: Thursday, 05/12/2022 11:47 am BYLINE: Lisa Bryant DATELINE: Labosse, France VIDEOGRAPHER: Lisa Bryant VIDEO EDITOR: Lisa Bryant/Marcus Harton PRODUCER: Marcus Harton SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, LR VIDEO SOURCES: VOA, AFP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: 2:45 VID APPROVED BY: BR TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is disrupting crop exports and driving up global food prices. Both countries are major exporters of key staples like wheat and sunflower oil. In France, the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer, some farmers sense opportunity – specially to expand sunflower cultivation. Lisa Bryant reports from the northern French village of Labosse.]] ((NARRATOR)) Adrien Dupuy took a bet on sunflowers two years ago. This year, he’s doubled his sunflower cultivation on his farm north of Paris — although it’s still fairly small. ((Adrien Dupuy, French Farmer (male in French) “Sunflowers are relatively easy to grow…they don’t need pesticides or fungicides. The only problem are the birds (that eat the seeds).” ((NARRATOR)) There’s another reason for growing sunflowers. Ukraine and Russia, the world’s top producers, are at war. ((Adrien Dupuy, French Farmer (male in French) “The war in Ukraine has hiked up prices for sunflower oil. I think they’ll remain high for the months to come.” ((NARRATOR)) Here and elsewhere in Europe, sunflower oil is becoming hard to find. That’s especially a problem when it comes to cooking up France’s celebrated fries. ((Marion Jansen, OECD Trade and Agriculture Director (in English) )) “Ukraine is responsible for 30 percent of global sunflower production. It’s responsible for five percent of wheat production and barley production. So, on sunflowers, this is a big effect.” ((NARRATOR)) France has temporarily relaxed its food packaging rules so manufacturers can swap sunflower oil for substitutes. While France is among the European Union’s top sunflower producers for high-quality oil, it imports standard sunflower oil from Ukraine because it lacks production capacity. Experts fear an ongoing war in Ukraine may trigger a food crisis in poorer countries. That’s not likely in Western Europe. ((Marion Jansen, OECD Trade and Agriculture Director (in English) )) “We expect indeed for some time higher prices. This is going to affect European markets. This is going to affect certain segments of markets. But it would not be realistic to talk about a food crisis or important shortages.” ((NARRATOR)) For French farmers like Dupuy, the Ukraine conflict presents an opportunity — and a risk. He also grows wheat and rapeseed — which are also fetching higher prices. But EU sanctions on Russia — the world’s leading fertilizer exporter —have increased farm production costs. ((Adrien Dupuy, French Farmer (male in French)) “We’re satisfied by the (high crop) prices but next year, cereal prices could drop — and we’ve already bought fertilizer for very high prices.” ((NARRATOR)) France also faces a possible drought. Along with the conflict, dry weather may lead to production shortages for wheat and even hardier sunflowers—pushing prices even higher across Europe in the months to come. ((Lisa Bryant, for VOA News, Labosse, France))
- Transcript/Script FOR USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: Europe Ukraine Sunflowers (TV) HEADLINE: Ukraine War Presents French Farmers with Opportunity – and Risk TEASER: French farmers expected to expand sunflower cultivation to fill shortages of Ukrainian sunflower oil caused by war PUBLISHED AT: Thursday, 05/12/2022 11:47 am BYLINE: Lisa Bryant DATELINE: Labosse, France VIDEOGRAPHER: Lisa Bryant VIDEO EDITOR: Lisa Bryant/Marcus Harton PRODUCER: Marcus Harton SCRIPT EDITORS: BR, LR VIDEO SOURCES: VOA, AFP PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB __ TV X RADIO __ TRT: 2:45 VID APPROVED BY: BR TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is disrupting crop exports and driving up global food prices. Both countries are major exporters of key staples like wheat and sunflower oil. In France, the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer, some farmers sense opportunity – specially to expand sunflower cultivation. Lisa Bryant reports from the northern French village of Labosse.]] ((NARRATOR)) Adrien Dupuy took a bet on sunflowers two years ago. This year, he’s doubled his sunflower cultivation on his farm north of Paris — although it’s still fairly small. ((Adrien Dupuy, French Farmer (male in French) “Sunflowers are relatively easy to grow…they don’t need pesticides or fungicides. The only problem are the birds (that eat the seeds).” ((NARRATOR)) There’s another reason for growing sunflowers. Ukraine and Russia, the world’s top producers, are at war. ((Adrien Dupuy, French Farmer (male in French) “The war in Ukraine has hiked up prices for sunflower oil. I think they’ll remain high for the months to come.” ((NARRATOR)) Here and elsewhere in Europe, sunflower oil is becoming hard to find. That’s especially a problem when it comes to cooking up France’s celebrated fries. ((Marion Jansen, OECD Trade and Agriculture Director (in English) )) “Ukraine is responsible for 30 percent of global sunflower production. It’s responsible for five percent of wheat production and barley production. So, on sunflowers, this is a big effect.” ((NARRATOR)) France has temporarily relaxed its food packaging rules so manufacturers can swap sunflower oil for substitutes. While France is among the European Union’s top sunflower producers for high-quality oil, it imports standard sunflower oil from Ukraine because it lacks production capacity. Experts fear an ongoing war in Ukraine may trigger a food crisis in poorer countries. That’s not likely in Western Europe. ((Marion Jansen, OECD Trade and Agriculture Director (in English) )) “We expect indeed for some time higher prices. This is going to affect European markets. This is going to affect certain segments of markets. But it would not be realistic to talk about a food crisis or important shortages.” ((NARRATOR)) For French farmers like Dupuy, the Ukraine conflict presents an opportunity — and a risk. He also grows wheat and rapeseed — which are also fetching higher prices. But EU sanctions on Russia — the world’s leading fertilizer exporter —have increased farm production costs. ((Adrien Dupuy, French Farmer (male in French)) “We’re satisfied by the (high crop) prices but next year, cereal prices could drop — and we’ve already bought fertilizer for very high prices.” ((NARRATOR)) France also faces a possible drought. Along with the conflict, dry weather may lead to production shortages for wheat and even hardier sunflowers—pushing prices even higher across Europe in the months to come. ((Lisa Bryant, for VOA News, Labosse, France))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date May 12, 2022 12:23 EDT
- Byline Lisa Bryant
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America