Competitiveness of sectors (10/10): Uninhibited oleo-professionals in France

Published Sep 6, 2021

Tridge summary

France is a leading producer and exporter of various vegetable proteins in the European Union, despite depending on meal for beef and dairy production, which accounts for nearly 40% of the EU's needs. To reduce this dependence and achieve autonomy in non-GMO soybean meal, France has set a goal to double the area under soybeans, peas, pulses, alfalfa, and fodder legumes by 2030. The National Plant Protein Strategy also aims to make France self-sufficient in rapeseed and sunflower seeds. However, the implementation of binding regulations and other factors have increased production costs. The balance of rapeseed and sunflower supply and demand shows a decrease in self-sufficiency over the years, with a reliance on imports. The strategy also includes an increase in the cultivation of linseed, which is currently the third most important oilseed crop in France.

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Original content

Within the European Union, France is the 1st producer of oilseeds and more precisely the 1st producer of rapeseed, the 2nd producer of soybeans, the 4th producer of sunflower seeds, the 1st European producer of linseed oilseeds. It is also the leading producer of protein seeds and the leading exporter of protein seeds. Despite this brilliant record, the shoe pinches on the side of the production of vegetable proteins because France is also a large breeding country (number one in beef production and number two in dairy production) and as such a great consumer of meal, with a dependence that flirts with 40%, when the European Union exceeds 60%. The deficit is a very old story, resulting from trade deals concluded in the 1960s under the Gatt and vis-à-vis soybeans from the Americas, the fight is very uneven. Towards autonomy in non-GMO soya However, France has not given up. For ten years or so, it has been carrying out protein plans, the most recent of which dates back to 2020. ...

Source: Pleinchamp