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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

The Valréas area is the biggest truffles producing area in France. It has been so for centuries. AFAIK, they have mainly oaks.

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char

by Melanchthon on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:19:50 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Any idea about the current tonnage produced per year?

The music's over. I've turned out the lights. Bye Bye.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:21:26 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Yearly production in France: 20 to 50 tons, 80% in the Vaucluse and Drôme area.

Here are some websites:

truffle-and-truffe

Trufflefrance

"Ne te courbe que pour aimer..." René Char

by Melanchthon on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:40:26 PM EST
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Re: OK, I'll take Jerome's suggestion. (none / 0)

Very Nice. Thank You. Plenty of room to bleed a "small" mount of tonnage onto the market without it causing a stir.

The music's over. I've turned out the lights. Bye Bye.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Wed Nov 12th, 2008 at 05:43:30 PM EST
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