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Total meat consumption in France continued to rise in 2025, increasing by 1.3%. At the same time, imports continued to grow and now account for 35% of national consumption. Against this backdrop, pork has continued to rebound, driven notably by more affordable prices.
After a 1.4% increase in 2024, apparent pork consumption rose by 2.7% in 2025, reaching 2.172 million metric tons of carcass-weight equivalent. On a per-capita basis, it stood at 31.5 kg of carcass-weight equivalent per person. Poultry consumption reached 31.7 kg carcass-weight equivalent per capita, making pork and poultry now the two most consumed meats in France.
The increase in pork consumption offsets the decline in beef and lamb consumption, thereby contributing to the near-stability of total consumption of meat for slaughter, which rose by only 0.3%.
This trend is also evident in household purchases for home consumption. In 2025, the volume of pork purchased—including fresh meat, processed products, frozen items, and deli meats—increased by 1.7%, while its average price decreased by 1.4%. At 944,000 metric tons, pork accounts for 46.3% of the total volume of meat purchased by French households.
Specifically, purchases of pork loin rose by 5.0%, with the average price remaining virtually stable (-0.1%). The volume of ham purchased increased by 1.7%, driven by a 3.5% drop in prices. Sales of other deli meats also rose slightly in volume (+0.2%), while their average price fell by 0.6%. Consumption of coarsely ground sausages—the vast majority of which are pork-based—increased by 6.9%.
At the same time, France’s dependence on foreign supplies has increased. Pork imports rose by 3.9% in 2025, following a 1.6% increase in 2024. They now account for 29% of French pork consumption.
July 2026/ Agreste – FranceAgriMer/ France.
https://www.agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr
