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Cattle and sheep ranching in Auvergne are too expensive. A declining local population means there is less demand for his goods, and a costly transportation system makes it very difficult to compete against European market prices. This, coupled with a harsh climate, is at times overwhelming. Local farms can't compete against large highly mechanized corporate farms. In just one generation almost two million French citizens have abandoned their homesteads. In Auvergne, a way of life, developed over centuries, is collapsing.
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