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• Wine industry - Agricultural census 2010 - Strong geographical identities - Primeur N° 271 (PDF : 517.1 ko) - 30/03/2012

  Some 85,000 farms cultivate 780,000 hectares of vine for wine production.The wine sector is very specialised. (Full article is in english)

• Overseas departments Agricultural census 2010 - First trends - Primeur N° 270 (PDF : 1.2 Mo) - 05/12/2011

  Overseas farms make up for 34,200 full-time jobs for 24,800 farms in the Antilles, Guyana and Reunion departments and 13,400 in Mayotte for 15,700 farms. There are still lots of small farms in Guadeloupe and Reunion. There is more farming land in Martinique. In Guyana, the number of small food-producing farms has increased in proportion to demographic growth, particularly inland and along the rivers.
  Farm employment held mostly by family members

• Innovation survey 2006-2008 - The food industry innovates in favour of the environment - Primeur N° 269 (PDF : 333.1 ko) - 05/12/2011

  Over the period 2006-2008, 61% ofagro- food businesses of ten or more employees made innovations. Two out of three innovations had a positive effect on the environment both during the production process and at the consumer end.

• 2010 Annual dairy survey results - Recovery of dairy product manufacture in 2010 - Primeur N° 268 (PDF : 721.6 ko) - 05/12/2011

  n 2010, milk collection recovered compared to 2009 despite the steady decline in suppliers. Organic products expanded again taking market shares away from conventional products. Cheese production was higher than in 2009 and the sales of fresh products bounced back positively.

• French food products marketed in 2009 - Meat and beverages in the lead - Primeur N° 267 (PDF : 372.3 ko) - 05/12/2011

  Meat and beverages account for more than 40% of French food products. Dairy products registered a share of about 15% as did processed dairy products (confectionary, chocolate, ready-made meals). France’s contribution to food products in Europe is 16%.

• Agricultural Census 2010 Metropolitan France - First trends - Primeur N° 266 (PDF : 2.9 Mo) - 09/03/2012

  Nearly 500,000 farms and one million people are regularly involved in a farming activity. Agriculture is multidimensional. (Full article is in english)

• The market value of agricultural land between 1997 and 2010 - Different dynamics according to rental status - Primeur N° 265 (PDF : 433.4 ko) - 10/10/2011

  The price of arable land and natural grassland depend, in the short term, on tensions on the agricultural land market but also, structurally, on the characteristics of the land. Farmers remain majority buyers but face competition on the free meadow and land market.

• Raw milk cheese in 2009 - Upturn for raw milk cheese - Primeur N° 264 (PDF : 423.5 ko) - 10/10/2011

  In 2009, French dairies produced 176,700 tons of raw milk cheese representing an annual increase of almost 4% even though the overall cheese making industry showed a 2% set back. Raw milk cheese, which is 15% of the total production of cheese and essentially produced in the Franche-Comté, Rhône-Alpes and Midi-Pyrenees areas holds, for the most part, an AOC (protected designation of origin).

• Agricultural revenue indicators for 2010 by region and farm category - Fragile improvement in revenue in all regions - Primeur N° 263 (PDF : 620.2 ko) - 10/10/2011

  Farming revenue increased almost all over from an average 11,300 euro per farm worker in 2009 to 24,300 euros in 2010. But the mid-term outlook remains negative.

• Bananas in Guadeloupe and in Martinique - The Banana : a mainstay of farming in the French West Indies - Primeur N° 262 (PDF : 721.5 ko) - 11/07/2011

  In 2009, the French Antilles produced 249,000 tonnes of export variety bananas, on 7,816 hectares, of which 95% were for export. Worldwide production is estimated at 69 million tonnes, and exports at 13.5 million. Bananas cover 25% of cultivated farmland in Martinique, and 10% in Guadeloupe, accounting for 54% and 20% of farm production respectively on the two islands.

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