French farmers may halve flax fibre area as demand for linen shrinks
French farmers may reduce by half next year the area they devote to flax fibre, reversing a decade of growth for the crop used to make linen as the industry adjusts to a drop in textile demand due to the novel coronavirus epidemic. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: reuters.com
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