Shortages on one side, overproduction on the other: France grows fewer zucchinis but is flooded with wheat for export. It imports 70 % of fruit and 30 % of vegetables while exporting agricultural products worldwide. Which foods travel abroad? Could agriculture be relocalised? Hugo Clément’s team investigated US‑imported hops, live cattle trade, milk‑powder exports to Africa and their impact on local economies, and pesticide‑contaminated organic crops.