That's right, even though the war has begun, England must still continuously purchase sugar from France.
Meanwhile, France continues supplying sugar products to all of Europe.
After all, the British have to get sugar to live, and France has invested heavily in the sugar beet industry, with many farmers relying on beet cultivation for their livelihood, and the refined sugar needs to find a market.
Moreover, with sugar prices being so high now, only a fool wouldn't sell.
In fact, the high profit margins from sugar currently account for roughly one-fifth of France's military budget.
Contrary to common perception, no matter how brutal the warfare, most civilian economic interactions still persist.
Just like during the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union, when they seemed eager to dig up each other's ancestral graves, the business dealings still went on, albeit with some creative modifications in trade methods.
