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| French Pork Industry: Its Future Faces the Increased Competitiveness of Other European Countries |
| Michel RIEU, Marie-Alix ROUSSILLON, Vincent LEGENDRE |
| French Pig Research Institute, Toulouse 31500, France |
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Abstract France is the third largest producer of pork in the European Union. Its pig sector is strong thanks to its diversified and high quality charcuterie production. But in recent years it has encountered difficulties. Pork production and consumption are falling down. Pork imports remain high and, above all, the trade balance becomes more and more negative, with foreign purchases of high value-added content. Despite good performance, farms cannot invest enough, which threatens the future. The slaughtering industry, which has not been upgraded to the level of its main competitors, has no profitability. The meat processing industry’s profitability is impacted by the rising prices of the raw material. Competitiveness and innovative capacity of the pig industry are substantially reduced.
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