By William Turvill A French firm plans to fatten up a million ducks in China to supply a growing appetite there for foie gras. The duck liver delicacy did not make it onto a list of French foods newly approved by Chinese import authorities this week - despite years of lobbying - and manufacturer Rougie has already taken a more direct route into the market. Rougie's parent Euralis already accounts for nearly a quarter of French national production, and began modest output in China in 2007. This month it began breeding work for a facility that will house 500,000 ducks initially and aim for 1 million by 2020, increasing existing Chinese production by at least 50 per cent.
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French firm Rougie plans to fatten a million ducks in China by 2020
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The announcement comes after the duck liver delicacy failed to make it onto a new list of French foods approved by Chinese authorities this week
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Rougie's parent, Euralis, already accounts for a quarter of French national production of foie gras and began modest output in China in 2007
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It has begun breeding work for a facility to house 500,000 ducks initially and aim for a million by 2020, increasing China production by 50 per cent
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