France Beef

France Beef

Facts about beef in France

  • The average per capita meat consumption in France last 2010 is about 90 kg
  • France is the largest European consumer of beef meat with 25.4 kg per capita/year
  • The French eat an average of 88kg of meat per year and per capita
  • Beef has lost 10% and stabilized at 29% of consumption which is 25.4 kg per person. Lamb meat consumption has not changed and represents still 4%- which is 3.6 kg per person / year.
  • French people bought 2.5% less meat in 2011- according to the French Union for meat processors.