France: dairy sector
This page contains data with regard to some key indicators on the dairy sector over time.
FRANCE
  x 1.000 ton 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Raw material area
Number of cows ('000 head) 3.947 3.896 3.799 3.759 3.794 3.673 3.626 3.678
Milk production 24.452 24.886 24.316 24.385 24.272 23.355 24.024  
± % from previous year +1,8% -2,3% +0,3% -0,5% -3,8% +2,9%
Delivery of milk
  Cow milk (x 1.000 litri) 22.908 23.325 22.850 22.910 23.814 22.842 23.361 24.602
  Sheep milk 258 245 257 252 236 242 255 259
  Goat milk (x 1.000 litri) 427 432 442 438 438 478 508 520
Farm-gate milk price 1) 28,78 28,02 26,55 28,69 33,48 27,14 29,94 32,96
± % from previous year -2,6% -5,2% +8,1% +16,7% -18,9% +10,3% +10,1%
Dairy production
Drinking Milk 3.881 3.793 3.736 3.792 3.843 3.645 3.681 3.617
Packed Cream 343 339 340 353 356 359 375 416
Acidified Milk (Yoghurt and Other) (Cod.Eurostat MC140) 1.502 1.524 1.551 1.573 1.592 1.620 1.689 1.702
Butter (Cod.Eurostat MM230) 418 420 408 412 435 416 408 429
± % from previous year +0,5% -2,8% +1,0% +5,5% -4,4% -1,8% +5,0%
Cheese (Cod.Eurostat MM241)
  from cow milk 1.698 1.672 1.689 1.726 1.727 1.712 1.827 1.767
± % from previous year -1,5% +1,0% +2,2% +0,1% -0,9% +6,7% -3,3%
  from goat milk 76 80 86 90 91 92 92 93
  from sheep milk 56 57 60 59 57 55 56 56
Packed Condensed milk 17,2 14,5 12,9 12,1 11,4 12,0 11,6 7,9
WMP (whole milk powder) (Cod.Eurostat MM226)   2) 198 193 158 145 165 123 122 115
SMP (skimmed milk powder) (Cod.Eurostat MM224) 230 275 267 252 287 331 320 358
± % from previous year +19,4% -2,7% -5,6% +13,8% +15,3% -3,6% +12,1%
Whey in powder or in block (Cod.Eurostat MC273) 612 614 620 642 643 618 638 669
Caseins and Caseinates (Cod.Eurostat MC260) 52 49,6 36,7 37,9 41,9 27,7 34,6 39,1
Export
Butter (HS 0405) 3) 78 78 64 63 67 72 80 79
Cheese (HS 0406) 577 567 583 607 603 593 639 669
± % from previous year -1,7% +2,8% +4,2% -0,6% -1,7% +7,9% +4,7%
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 59 73 80 92 122 119 188 205
± % from previous year +24,1% +9,4% +14,4% +32,8% -1,9% +57,6% +9,1%
WMP (whole milk powder - HS 040221+040229) 140 132 100 106 148 86 86 74
Whey powder (HS 0404) 395 352 373 374 369 334 352 398
WPC (whey protein concentrate - HS 040410) 373 332 350 343 344 306 321 370
Condensed milk (HS 040291 and HS 040299) 71 63 63 71 90 97 106 142
Caseins (HS 350110) 28,5 27,1 23,0 20,7 21,4 20,0 20,0 23,4
Lactose Edible (HS 170211) 1,4 0,5 1,2 4,5 5,9 10,7 12,2 14,5
Lactose Pharmaceutical (HS 170219) 15,5 13,4 13,7 13,1 14,0 12,6 8,6 12,1
Import
Butter (HS 0405) 3) 148 140 164 161 141 146 161 154
Cheese (HS 0406) 208 225 237 249 259 287 277 272
SMP (skimmed milk powder - HS 040210) 75 42,8 39,8 33,1 29,8 26,8 24,9 35,9
WPC (whey protein concentrate - HS 040410) 201 221 245 320 259 230 276 294
Caseins (HS 350110) 6,0 5,5 5,4 4,3 3,1 3,2 3,5 3,1
Domestic consumption
Butter 485 485 497 503 502 506    
Cheese 1.518 1.466 1.473 1.519 1.528 1.540    
Population ('000) 61.984 62.773 63.229 63.723 63.983 61.397 62.787 63.126
Year 2011: Estimated Values
1) fat 3,8% - proteins 3,2%
2) Included Milk powder cream and partly skimmed milk powder
3) Included concentrated butter
Source Raw material area: FranceAgrimer - SSP; Number of cows, Delivery of cow milk: Eurostat
Source Dairy production: Eurostat; Packed Cream, Cheese from goat and sheep milk, Packed Condensed Milk : FranceAgrimer - SSP
Source Export: GTIS; Condensed Milk: FranceAgrimer - SSP; Lactose: Eurostat
Source Import: GTIS
Source Domestic consumption: Eurostat
Source Population : FAO

Last update: 2012-10-30