The production and consumption of cereals in France - statistics & facts
Each year, around ten million hectares of land are used for the production of cereals in France, this represents around half of the arable land in the country. The network of 265,000 farms associated with economic dynamism and a capacity to cultivate savoir-faire allows the cereal industry to be a significant source of employment. From production to the collection, the first transformation (milling, malting, starching, animal feed, etc.) to the second transformation (bakery, biscuit factory, brewery, etc.), the cereal industry provides around 444,000 jobs.
