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Facts Sheets
> Fruit and vegetables
Sector Fruit
• 2018, february

Key statistic:
> Total production: 2.8 million tonnes
> 44th biggest European producer by volume
France exports almost 1.3 million tonnes of fresh fruit,
but remains highly dependent on imports to supply its market
- Déficit de €2,9 milliards d’euros
- 2.15 million tonnes deficit

sector
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
• Fruit and vegetables are used in two separate industries: fresh and processed. These industries are made up of various professions: from producers
to distributors and retailers, and including processing companies, delivery companies, and wholesalers, etc. The processed fruit and vegetable industry
is supplied by dedicated industrial farm production..
• in the fruit and vegetable industry form part of two professional bodies: Interfel, the fresh fruit and vegetable industry body, and Anifelt, the natio-
nal association for processed fruit and vegetables.
• Producers can join Producer Organisations (PO), which are the only way to receive the subsidies available as part of the common market organisation
for fruit and vegetables (excluding potatoes). Around 300 POs exist in France.

Production French fruit production

by volume in 2016 :
• 27.600 farms produce fruit.
Table apples
• Total production in 2016 of 2.8 million tonnes, making France the 4th biggest
53%
European producer by volume. A little more than 170,000ha are used for vege-
table crops.
Table plums
• French fruit production has been falling for the past 15 years (3.4 million 2%
tonnes in 2002), but has been showing signs of stabilising in recent years. Clementine 1%
• France produces an incredibly wide variety of fruit, but the main crops by far Table
are apples, followed by peaches and nectarines grapes 2%
Plums 6%
Peaches Nectarines
Walnut 2% 5%
Other13% Pears 5%
Kiwi fruit 2%
Apricot 4%
Strawberry 2%
Cherry 1%
Source : Agreste

Sales (all fruit and vegetables)

• At the production stage, turnover for the fruit and vegetable industry stands at more than €6bn, around €700m of which are sold for processing.
• At the shipping stage, producers, private shipping companies, and cooperatives sell fruit and vegetables of a value in excess of €7bn, mainly sold
to wholesalers and supermarket purchasing departments, as well as market traders. The bulk stage includes imported products, for an estimated
value of €5.7bn
• Downstream of the industry, turnover from retail (supermarkets, markets, specialist stores, direct sales) stands at around €17bn excluding VATfor
the entire fruit and vegetable industry.

Source: CTIFL (diagram showing fresh fruit and vegetable retail, excluding bananas and potatoes, in €bn excl. VAT. - 2016

Consumer Habits
• Fresh fruit purchases have been climbing in recent years.
• In 2016, and to eat at home, French households bought 8.5 tonnes of fresh fruit per 100 households, an increase of 1.4% on 2015, and 0.4% up
on the 2011-2015 average.By value, these purchases generated €20,300 per 100 households.
• People still mainly buy fruit and vegetables from large retailers (52% of market share by value), with hypermarkets losing some of their market
share (34%) to supermarkets (18%). Other outlets are generally becoming more popular (specialist stores with 12%, local stores with 6%), with the
exception of markets, which nevertheless still account for 12% of market share by value.
• In order, the fruits that French people buy the most are apples, bananas, clementines, oranges, and peaches and nectarines.
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TURNOVER
• At the production stage, 2016 turnover for the fruit and vegetable industry stands at more than €6bn, around €3.2bn of which is generated
by fresh fruit. .
• Downstream of the industry, retail turnover stands at €17bn (supermarkets, markets, specialist stores, direct sales) for the entire fresh fruit
and vegetable industry.
• Turnover for out-of-home catering from fruit and vegetables is estimated at €1.4bn

TRADE Relative weighting of different countries

• France’s balance of trade displayed a clear deficit in 2016: by value of apple exports (2016):
- €2.9bn Cherry 2%
- €2.15 million tonnes Plums 3%
• In 2016, France imported 3.4 million tonnes of fruit, for a value of €4.5bn. Grapes 3%
Pears 2%
The most imported fruits are strawberries (13%), table grapes (11%), peaches and nectarines (11%), Kiwi fruit 4%
pears (8%) and apples (8%). Strawberry 5%
• In 2016, France exported 1.3 million tonnes of fruit, for a total value of €1.6bn. Apples 47%

The most exported fruits are apples (47%), apricots (10%) and peaches and nectarines (9%). Apricot 10 %
Other temperate
Peaches
fruit 19%
Nectrarines 9%
Source : GTA / French custums

Relative weighting of different countries

SPOTLIGHT Excellence in exports products by value of plum exports (2016):
• In 2016 France exported 574,927 tonnes of apples for a total value of €536 million. By volume, this Saudi Arabia 4%
Ireland 4% Other
accounted for 7% of the world’s exports of fresh apples and 16% of the European Union’s. Export is a United Arab Country 20%
major destination for French apples, accounting for 38% of French production in 2016. Emirates 5%
Germany10%
Algeria 5%
• French operators have proven able to increase the value of their table apple exports through a major Netherlands
increase in varieties (Pink Lady, Ariane), strong brands (Blue Whale, Sud de France), high-end market posi- 4% United
tioning, and a strong presence in valuable markets. Belgium 8 % Kingdom 25%
• In 2016 France exported 12,700 tonnes of plums for a total value of €22.5 million. By volume, this Spain 15%
accounted for 2% of the world’s exports of fresh plums and 4% of the European Union’s.
• In 2016, France was the world’s 11th biggest exporter of plums by volume. Belgium 39 %
Switzerland
• In 2016, French plum exports accounted for 26% of French production. 18 %

Spain 4%
Main customers by value: Belgium, Switzerland, Germany.
United Kingdom Other
10 % countries 5 %
• In 2016 France exported 19,800 tonnes of kiwi fruit for a total value of €29.7 million. By volume, this Netherlands 8%
accounted for 7% of the world’s exports of fresh kiwi fruit and 16% of the European Union’s. Germany11 % Italy 5 %
In 2016, France was the world’s 9th biggest exporter of kiwi fruit by volume. Relative weighting of different countries

Export is a major destination for French kiwi fruit, accounting for 30% of French production in 2016.
by value of kiwi fruit exports (2016):
Other countries
French operators have proven able to increase the value of their exports through the development of Taiwan 10 % 20 %
certified production (PGI and Label Rouge Kiwi de l’Adour), new segments (early varieties, yellow varieties, Netherlands 5%
Germany 11 %
hardy kiwi) and well-known brands (Oscar range of kiwi fruit), The French kiwi fruit export sector is highly Italy 1 %
structured and organised, with firms that implement the latest techniques to meet demand as closely as Switzerland
possible: methods for growing, harvesting, storage, packing. 3% United Kingdom
2%
Belgium 33 % Spain7%
Source : GTA / French Customs
Débouchés des exportations françaises de Fruits frais en 2016

Map of main export markets : Destinations for French fresh fruit exports in 2016
(witch volumes for main countries)
EUROPE
EUROPE79 %
Espagne, Royaume- CEICIS
0%
Spain, Russia
Uni, Allemagne, Italie Russie (1(1t)
T)
United Kingdom,
Germany, Italy

AFRICA
AFRIQUE 3,8 % ASIE 7,9 %
ASIA
Algeria (29,054t)
Algérie (29 054 T) MIDDLE
MOYEN EAST
ORIENT 4,8 % Malaisie (9 244 T),
Malaysia (9244t)
UAE (26,255t)
EAU (26 255 T) , Thaïlande (6 323 T),
AMERICA
AMERIQUE 0,7 % Arabie Saoudite (22 654 T) Thailand
Singapour (5(6323t)
131 T),
Saudi Arabia
Brazil (4572t)
Brésil (4 572 T) and
et Singapore
Hong Kong (3(5131t)
130 T),
Colombie (1 987 T) (22,654t) Taiwan (2 546 T)
Colombia (1987t) Hong Kong (3130t)
Taiwan (2546t)

Source : GTA

Source : GTA
Patrick Trillon, president of the specialized Fruit and Vegetable Council / Publishing Diretor : Christine Avelin
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Ghislaine Paran, economic researcher for wine, fruit and vegetable and horticulture industries / ghislaine.paran@franceagrimer.fr / Tél. 01 73 30 34 28
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