French production

In 2022, over 23,500 ha produced over 700,000 tonnes of certified seedlings in France, of which 250,000 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

	2013 Harvest	2014 Harvest	2015 Harvest	2016 Harvest	2017 Harvest	2018 Harvest	2019 Harvest	2020 Harvest	2021 Harvest	2022 Harvest
Accepted area (ha)	17 380	18 447	18 965	18 962	20 716	21 574	22 487	23 529	23 687	22 981
Refused area (ha)	428	299	432	1 072	418	721	704	631	674	559
Refusal rate	2,4 %	1,6 %	2,2 %	5,4 %	2,0 %	3,2 %	3,0 %	2,6 %	2,8 %	2,4 %