The strengths and weaknesses of the French poultry industry

Published 2021년 2월 2일

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France is the world's leader in maintaining a diverse poultry breeding industry across various production methods, employing around 100,000 people. The country has a total of 14,000 poultry farms, with a significant portion of poultry raised under quality procedures such as Label Rouge, Bio, or CCP. However, the sector faced a decline in 2020 due to reduced orders from the restaurant industry, despite an increase in home consumption. The sector has launched the “Pacte Ambition ANVOL 2025” initiative to promote French poultry and seeks support for the modernization of facilities. Currently, about 45% of the chickens consumed in France are imported, mainly from Poland, at a time when consumer preference is shifting towards locally produced poultry.

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"France is the only country in the world which has maintained the breeding of a wide diversity of poultry species according to several production methods, which makes it an exception in Europe and even in the world" explains Anvol, the Poulaille de Meat interprofessional organization, which provides an overview of the sector. France has a total of 14,000 poultry farms. Anchored in the heart of the regions, the sector employs around 100,000 professionals, including around 34,000 in the farms themselves. In addition to standard farms, poultry are raised under various quality procedures: Label Rouge, Bio or CCP (Certification of Product Conformity). The proportion of poultry complying with Red Label, Product or Organic Certification of Conformity specifications represents a quarter of French production. France, Europe's leading outdoor industry Chicken is the first production under specifications, followed by turkey. In 10 years, organically produced chickens have doubled, the Label ...

Source: AgroMedia