France inventory changes: agriculture & forestry
France inventory changes: agriculture & forestry stood at 2,288 EUR million in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changes in inventories | |||||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries | 2,288 | 1,284 | 3,238 | 5,153 | 5,404 | 1,736 | 2,608 | 2,759 | 3,406 | 555 | |
| Mining, quarrying and manufacturing | 3,004 | -9,662 | -5,560 | 8,461 | -6,854 | 5,201 | 9,670 | 12,149 | 12,733 | 13,706 |
Understanding france inventory changes: agriculture & forestry
The physical accumulation and depletion of crop stocks, livestock raised for slaughter, timber reserves, and raw inputs within primary cultivation units define this specific component of national inventory accounting. Valued at prevailing market prices, the series tracks the net change in inventories between opening and closing balance sheets for farms, silviculture enterprises, and fishing operations. It separates working capital shifts in unprocessed biological and harvested goods from final fixed asset investments or direct intermediate consumption. Goods in transit owned by agricultural producers are included, while inputs owned by downstream food processors are excluded.
Seasonality heavily dictates this metric, as planting cycles, harvest periods, and livestock maturation generate massive intra-year stock swings that annual aggregation smooths out. Statisticians must estimate physical quantities from sample surveys of farm yields and herd sizes, making these figures vulnerable to subsequent revisions when administrative tax files become accessible. Comparing figures across periods requires caution because weather shocks can cause massive swings in crop valuations independently of physical volume changes. Analysts typically pair inventory fluctuations with output measures to determine whether stock movements reflect voluntary commercial strategies or involuntary surplus gluts.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of goods are counted here?
- Harvested crops, standing timber, livestock, and raw materials held by primary agricultural and forestry producers.
- Why do figures often face revision?
- Initial estimates rely on preliminary crop forecasts and sample surveys before complete fiscal data are processed.
- How does weather impact this series?
- Unexpected droughts or floods create sudden shifts in crop yields that alter inventory valuations significantly.