Both in Belgium and in France the American imports gave a new impetus toward a more intensive utilisation of the soil, and this impetus was strongest in Belgium, where no attempt was made to protect agriculture by an increase of the import duties, as was the case in France.
Kropotkin observes that American wheat imports prompted more intensive farming practices in Belgium and France.
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