DRAAF Normandie published its page introducing the Agriculture Ministry’s 2026 food-industry panorama on 20 October and updated it on 21 October. The DRAAF Normandie summary says the French sector comprises more than 23,000 companies and nearly 480,000 employees, and processes 70% of the country’s agricultural production.
The report also examines food sovereignty, competitiveness, product-quality policy, and resilience and sustainability in the agroecological transition. These figures are baseline scale indicators in the ministry’s broad 2026 industry overview, rather than a new monthly employment or production estimate.
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DRAAF Normandie published its page introducing the Agriculture Ministry’s 2026 food-industry panorama on 20 October and updated it on 21 October. The DRAAF Normandie summary says the French sector comprises more than 23,000 companies and nearly 480,000 employees, and processes 70% of the country’s agricultural production.
DRAAF Normandie published its page introducing the Agriculture Ministry’s 2026 food-industry panorama on 20 October and updated it on 21 October. The DRAAF Normandie summary says the French sector comprises more than 23,000 companies and nearly 480,000 employees, and processes 70% of the country’s agricultural production.
Insee says the economic profitability rate of agro-food wholesalers increased from 9.1% in 2020 to 10.7% in 2024. Sales volumes were weaker over the same period.
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