FAO FAOSTAT Trade Data · Country
France
Heavy-third FAO agricultural trade profile for France (2018–2023).
- $330.0B
- exports, 2018–2023
- $224.3B
- imports, 2018–2023
- +$105.7B
- trade surplus
- $554.3B
- total trade (imports + exports)
France agricultural trade, 2018–2023
Imports vs exports by year, FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock
Heavy cumulative trade book
France in the heavy-trade third
$554.3B cumulative 2018–2023 ag trade puts France in the heaviest third of FAO partners here (#6 of 50).
Cumulative 2018-2023 ag trade for France reached $554.3B, a heavy-third book where US duty shifts on its headline commodities move real volume. Leading export: Wine; leading import: Coffee; decaffeinated or roasted. US MFN duties follow the product's HTS classification, not origin; on a heavy book, map each France-origin shipment to the exact 8- or 10-digit subheading before quoting landed cost.
Dig deeper: How US tariffs move trade flows. Source: FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock (USD converted from 1000 USD units).
Top Agricultural Exports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wine | $12.9B |
| 2 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $5.6B |
| 3 | Wheat | $4.0B |
| 4 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $3.8B |
| 5 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $2.4B |
| 6 | Barley | $2.1B |
| 7 | Maize (corn) | $2.0B |
| 8 | Cattle | $1.8B |
| 9 | Refined sugar | $1.3B |
| 10 | Coffee; decaffeinated or roasted | $1.2B |
Top Agricultural Imports (2023)
| # | Commodity | Import Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheese from whole cow milk | $2.8B |
| 2 | Coffee; decaffeinated or roasted | $2.3B |
| 3 | Meat of chickens; fresh or chilled | $1.7B |
| 4 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80% vol; spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages | $1.6B |
| 5 | Meat of cattle boneless; fresh or chilled | $1.4B |
| 6 | Cake of soya beans | $1.4B |
| 7 | Butter of cow milk | $1.3B |
| 8 | Other non-alcoholic caloric beverages | $1.2B |
| 9 | Dog or cat food; put up for retail sale | $1.2B |
| 10 | Beer of barley; malted | $1.2B |
Trade Profile Summary
- Leading agricultural export: Wine
- Leading agricultural import: Coffee; decaffeinated or roasted
Nationwide trading partners with similar ag trade scale
Two FAO peer sets for France's heavy-third book, each excluding this country (commodity tables above stay the bilateral path).
Similar total ag trade
Nearest other countries by cumulative imports+exports ($554.3B here).
Similar trade balance
Nearest other countries by export−import balance (+$105.7B here).
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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