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French agriculture returned to growth in 2025. After two consecutive years of decline, the value of national agricultural production rose by 4.7%. This improvement was driven by a rebound in crop production, but above all by a 10.1% increase in the value of livestock production, primarily supported by higher prices in the beef, dairy, and egg sectors.
Against this generally favorable backdrop, however, the swine industry stood out with a negative trend. In 2025, the value of French pork production fell by 9.4%. This decline was almost entirely attributable to falling prices, which dropped by 9.8%, while production volumes remained virtually stable, with a slight increase of 0.4%.
The decline in prices affected all French regions. Brittany, the country’s leading pork-producing region, accounts for just over half of the national value of production. In this region, the value of production fell by 11.2%, driven by an 11.1% drop in prices, while volumes remained virtually stable, down slightly by 0.1%. The other two major producing regions also saw a decline in the value of their pork production. It fell by 7.8% in the Pays de la Loire region and by 7.1% in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The situation in the pork sector contrasts with that of other major livestock sectors. The value of beef production rose by 20.5%, mainly due to a sharp increase in prices, while the value of poultry and egg production increased by 3.5% and 32.1%, respectively.
At the same time, feed costs decreased by 3.1% in value in 2025. This reduction in intermediate costs may have provided some support to livestock farms, though it did not fully offset the decline in the value of pork production.
July 2026 / Agreste – Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Food Sovereignty/ France.
https://www.agreste.agriculture.gouv.fr/
