France Temporarily Lowers Maize Minimums In Twelve Label Rouge Poultry Specifications

France has temporarily reduced minimum maize content and removed maximum wheat content in twelve named Label Rouge poultry specifications. An order published on 15 November 2026 attributes the changes to adverse climatic conditions during 2026.

The order, signed on 9 November, sets the temporary period from 1 October 2026 to 31 October 2027. That stated application period begins before the order's publication. The changes apply to the listed specifications, rather than to all Label Rouge poultry.

Chicken, Capon And Poularde Feed

For chicken specifications LA 01/65, LA 02/71, LA 04/72, LA 01/79 and LA 07/11, the minimum maize share falls from 20% to 10% in the starter phase. It falls from 50% to 25% in the fattening phase.

For capon, poularde and mini-capon specifications LA 14/89, LA 07/93, LA 16/00 and LA 08/14, the same starter reduction applies. The maize minimum falls from 50% to 25% in both fattening and finishing feed.

Guinea Fowl And Christmas Turkey

For guinea fowl specification LA 09/66, the minimum falls from 20% to 10% in starter feed and from 30% to 15% in fattening feed. Guinea-fowl capon specification LA 17/94 has the same reductions, with the 30%-to-15% change also applying to finishing feed.

For Christmas turkey specification LA 14/77, the maize minimum falls from 10% to 5% in the starter phase, from 15% to 7.5% in fattening and from 20% to 10% in finishing.

Wheat Maximums Removed

Article 1 removes the wheat maximum from the feeding-plan table in each of the twelve named specifications. The maize requirements are reduced, not eliminated. Each production phase retains the revised minimum specified by the order.