France: Professionals face rising production and import costs in the poultry market

Published 2022년 9월 13일

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France's poultry sector has seen a rebound in consumption in 2021, returning to pre-pandemic growth, with each inhabitant consuming approximately 28.5 kg of poultry per year, primarily chicken. However, the sector is grappling with significant challenges, including a severe epizootic of avian influenza that has led to a 9.7% supply reduction, relegating France as the second-largest poultry producer in the EU to the fourth place in 2022. The sector faces escalating production costs and a surge in imports, with 49% of chicken consumed in the first five months of 2022 being imported. The avian influenza outbreak, affecting all types of farms, has threatened the sector's diversity and sustainability. Despite these challenges, professional organizations remain committed to resuming production under appropriate conditions.

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“If the sector has taken drastic measures to ensure the resumption of production in the best conditions, it calls for citizen purchasing to support it and enable it to contribute to French food sovereignty”, comments the poultry interprofession of flesh, ANVOL, which reviews the poultry market in France. The country's overall poultry consumption (home and away from home) in 2021 returned to pre-covid growth and increased by +2.1% in volume. Each inhabitant consumed about 28.5 kg over the year, mainly chickens (76%). A great dynamic undermined by the unprecedented episode of avian influenza that affected the poultry sector at the start of the year. France, the 2nd poultry producing country in the European Union in 2021, should thus move to 4th place with a supply reduced by -9.7% in 2022. Indeed, beyond their mobilization to restart the sector, professionals face two major challenges. They face an unprecedented increase in production costs, which reaches +45 to +50% in two years ...

Source: AgroMedia