
22 700 tonnes produced in the EU
Approximately 22 700 tonnes of foie gras were produced in the European Union in 2019 (21 550 tonnes of duck foie gras and
1 150 tonnes of goose foie gras).
Euro Foie Gras is the European Federation of Foie Gras. Created in 2008 in Strasbourg, it brings together the federations of Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Spain which are all the producing countries of the European Union. Euro Foie Gras represents the whole production chain (breeders, hatcheries, producers, processors and slaughterhouses).
The objectives of the European Federation of Foie Gras:
Extensive farming
Fattening by trained professionals
Approximately 22 700 tonnes of foie gras were produced in the European Union in 2019 (21 550 tonnes of duck foie gras and
1 150 tonnes of goose foie gras).
The sector generates more than 50 000 direct jobs in the EU, with a turnover of 4 billion euros.
The EU produces approximately 90% of the world’s foie gras. The other main producing countries are China, the United States and Canada.
According to Eurostat in 2019, exports of foie gras from the EU to third countries amounted to 70 million euros.