France farm input: animal feedingstuffs
France farm input: animal feedingstuffs stood at 16,394.04 EUR million in 2025, according to Eurostat – crop production in EU standard humidity (apro_cpsh1), French agricultural statistics. It is one of the indicators in the Agriculture: annual production and accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1973 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Agriculture: annual production and accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate consumption (goods and services consumed in agriculture) | 56,423.07 | 57,251.56 | 60,117.03 | 56,918.58 | 49,492.06 | 46,009.08 | 46,132.31 | 44,563.76 | 43,329.05 | 44,201.57 | |
| Animal feedingstuffs | 16,394.04 | 16,909.59 | 19,149.09 | 18,639.92 | 15,935.76 | 14,204.46 | 15,163.31 | 14,482.57 | 14,110.79 | 14,399.48 | |
| Maintenance of materials | 6,833.71 | 6,638.72 | 6,236.49 | 5,590.81 | 5,066.46 | 4,643.54 | 3,816.88 | 3,682.51 | 3,514.74 | 3,419.52 |
Understanding france farm input: animal feedingstuffs
Calculating the financial outlay by agricultural producers on nutritional inputs for livestock, this measure tallies total expenditures on both commercially purchased compound feeds and raw feed materials. Included are grains, oilseed cakes, forages, and manufactured feed supplements acquired from outside the holding for cattle, pigs, poultry, and sheep. Unlike veterinary expenses focused on health management, feedingstuffs represent the primary biological maintenance cost for livestock rearing. Excluded is fodder grown and consumed on the same agricultural holding, since intermediate consumption accounts record external trade transactions rather than internal crop transfers.
Interpreting this series requires monitoring global grain and oilseed commodity markets, as feed costs fluctuate directly with international harvest conditions. Early estimates rely on industrial milling statistics and preliminary trade flows, necessitating revisions when annual farm accounts become available. Analysts comparing livestock profitability against feed costs must examine the ratio between animal output values and this specific input expenditure to gauge sector margins accurately.
Frequently asked questions
- Are home-grown crops fed to livestock counted in this feed expenditure?
- No, feed produced and consumed within the same farm holding is excluded from intermediate consumption.
- What drives volatility in animal feedingstuffs expenditure?
- Global price movements in feed grains, soybeans, and protein meals heavily influence the total annual outlay.
- Why do initial feed cost figures get revised in subsequent releases?
- Early data relies on industrial feed production estimates before being reconciled with comprehensive farm survey results.