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As part of the work of the Food Sovereignty Conference, the French pork industry has set a target of returning to a self-sufficiency rate of over 100% for 2035.
National consumption is estimated at 2.15 million tonnes carcass weight equivalent (CWE). The self-sufficiency rate is currently around 98%, while imports account for around 27% of consumption. The foreign trade balance is balanced in terms of volume but remains in deficit in terms of value.
The objective is to maintain production at 2.15 million t CWE while improving coverage of domestic market needs, targeting certain parts (currently covered at around 73%), and reducing the import rate. Maintaining export markets is considered essential to ensure material balance and the promotion of value-added products.
To achieve these objectives, the industry plans to set up or take over around 100 pig farms per year, corresponding to the replacement of 30,000 sows annually. The upstream investment is estimated at €5 billion over ten years. Downstream, an additional €2 billion would be spent on modernizing slaughtering, cutting, and processing facilities, particularly for charcuterie, to improve competitiveness and reduce imports of foreign charcuterie products.
The document also highlights major sanitary risks, particularly African swine fever, as well as issues related to competitiveness, generational succession, and environmental regulatory constraints.
The pork industry is thus positioning its development within a comprehensive food sovereignty strategy aimed at securing national production and strengthening its long-term economic resilience.
February 2026/ FranceAgriMer/ France.
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