France: Degree of self-sufficiency shown per sector

Report 'Measuring France's agricultural and food sovereignty' While the food trade balance has improved in value compared to third countries (wine, cereals, dairy products) over the past decade, it has deteriorated compared to the European Union (dairy products, meat, flour, fresh and processed fruit and vegetables). The report's authors also point out that the trade balance "generally shows a deficit for processed products, excluding dairy products", due to a weak industrial base in many sectors of food production. This dependence is even clearer for fertilizers. “France imports more than 80% of its fertilizer, much of it from countries outside the European Union, creating a double dependence: on third countries and on fossil fuels,” the study said. Sovereignty is also measured in terms of self-sufficiency. The report notes that France is self-sufficient "in 19 sectors representing 76% of the total consumption volume." This includes sectors with a structural surplus, such as ...