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French breeding
Cattle : 16.8
Pig : 11.7
Sheep : 6.6
Goats : 1.3
Poultry for meat : 136
Laying hens : 56
(in 2023, millions of heads)
In 2020, 145 000 farms are dedicated to livestock farming, i.e. 37 % of all farms (beef cattle, milk, mixed, sheep ; pigs ; poultry).
Consumption of animal products (per capita/year) :
Total consumption: food industry, catering, home consumption, etc.
*In carcass equivalent (meat + inedible parts of the animal)
Pig meat* : 30.6 kg
Poultry* : 29.0 kg
Cheeses : 26.4 kg
Beef* : 21.3 kg
Eggs : 14.1 kg
Butter : 8.2 kg
Sheep & goat* : 2.3 kg
Honey : 0.7 kg
23 billion liters of cow's milk produced
2nd largest production in Europe
51 protected designations of origin for dairy products
370 quality label "Label Rouge": poultry (223), eggs (14), meat (90), deli meat (43)
The weight of the meat processing/preserving and meat preparation industries :
10 % of agri-food companies
4.0 billion euros of meat and offal exports
7.9 billion euros of milk & dairy products exported
Source : Agreste Graph'Agri 2024 (2023 data)
Voir aussi
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