French production

In 2023, over 21,000 ha produced over 630,000 tonnes of certified seedlings in France, of which 240,000 were exported, making France the world’s 2nd largest seedling exporter. Find out more about the key figures for the French industry below.

Trend in certified seedlings production area by major production region

Trend in refusal rate for certified seedlings production areas

2015 Harvest2016 Harvest2017 Harvest2018 Harvest2019 Harvest2020 Harvest2021 Harvest2022 Harvest2023 Harvest
Accepted area (ha)18 96518 96220 71621 57422 48723 52923 68722 98120249
Refused area (ha)4321 072418721704631674559831
Refusal rate2,2 %5,4 %2,0 %3,2 %3,0 %2,6 %2,8 %2,4 %3,9%

Number of seedling producers by planting year

Planting year2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Number of producers806797792798784796806784711692
Average area per producer (ha)24,125,126,727,929,630,430,230,029,632,1

Trend in certified quantities (t) for 3 categories of seedlings

Trend in potato seedling exports

Trend in French imports of potato seedlings

Areas planted with the top 10 varieties in 2022

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