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Discover the dedicated offering for the fruit growing sector at SITEVI 2025

  • Equipment & solutions for fruit and olive-growing
  • Soil preparation
  • Traction & irrigation
  • Inputs & fertilisers
  • Crop protection
  • Handling
  • New technologies
  • Renewable energies
  • Packaging
  • Services

Market and Production Overview

The French fruit growing sector

An industry with significant economic weight

  • The sector generates a turnover of €3.3 billion
  • Among the 25,000 fruit-growing farms, 13,000 have arboriculture as their main activity

A national production firmly rooted in the regions

  • 2.4 million tonnes of fruit are produced each year in France
  • The sector is supported by 178,000 hectares of orchards in production across the country

Expanding markets open to international trade

  • In 2023, France imported 1.2 million tonnes of fresh fruit
  • These imports represented a value of €2.1 billion

Top 3 supplier countries to the French market

In 2023, France exported 607,000 tonnes of temperate fresh fruit, generating €992 million.

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Spain

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Morocco

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Italy

Top 3 countries importing French fruit

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Germany

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United Kingdom

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Spain

The european fruit growing sector

Top 3 fruit-producing countries in Europe in 2022

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Italy

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Poland

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Spain

The global fruit growing sector

Each year, 500 million tonnes of fruit are produced worldwide.

Top 3 global fruit-producing countries in 2022

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China

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India

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United States

Top 3 most consumed fruits in France in 2024

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Banana

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Strawberry

High-potential segments: Tree nuts, tropical and citrus fruits

  • The nut market is experiencing strong growth, with French export volumes up by more than 70% between 2003 and 2023.
  • Another promising segment: in 2023, tropical fruit and citrus generated €3.1 billion for 2.3 million tonnes imported into France

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Olive-growing sector – Identity & development driver in the mediterranean

A structured and diversified harvest

  • In 2023, nearly 30,000 tonnes of olives were harvested in France for both table and oil uses.

Controlled and sustainable production

  • 3,531 tonnes of olive oil were produced in France during the 2023/2024 season

Lasting roots in the regions

  • For the 2022/2023 season, the French olive grove was estimated at 5 million trees.

For more insights, download the sector factsheet below.

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