▁b anning ▁French ▁p oul try ▁exports , ▁including ▁fo ie ▁gr as , ▁and ▁France ▁to ▁initi ate ▁increased ▁bio - security ▁protocol s ▁which ▁will ▁cost ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 2 0 ▁million ▁eu ros . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁measures ▁was ▁the ▁hal ting ▁of ▁production ▁in ▁south western ▁France ▁from ▁early ▁April , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁an ▁anticip ated ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁months ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁virus . ▁ ▁Ex ports ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁from ▁France ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁decrease ▁from ▁ 4 , 5 6 0 ▁t onnes ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁ 3 , 1 6 0 ▁t onnes ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁largest ▁producer ▁is ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁Fo ie ▁Gr as , ▁which ▁uses ▁approximately ▁ 3 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁du cks ▁each ▁year . ▁ ▁Form s ▁ ▁In ▁France , ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁exists ▁in ▁different , ▁leg ally ▁defined ▁present ations , ▁ordered ▁by ▁exp ense : ▁▁▁ ▁(" who le ▁fo ie ▁gr as "), ▁made ▁of ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁whole ▁li ver ▁lo bes ; ▁either ▁ ▁(" co oked "), ▁ ▁(" sem i - co oked "), ▁or ▁ ▁(" f resh "); ▁ ▁, ▁made ▁of ▁pieces ▁of ▁li vers ▁re ass emble d ▁together ; ▁ ▁, ▁a ▁fully ▁cook ed , ▁m ould ed ▁block ▁composed ▁of ▁ 9 8 % ▁or