France's agri-food trade deficit narrowed in August
Agreste put the deficit at €33 million, compared with €202 million a year earlier.
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France recorded a €33 million deficit in agricultural and agri-food trade in August 2026, Agreste reported on 15 October. The deficit was €202 million in August 2025. The bulletin attributed the narrowing to a €292 million year-on-year fall in imports, while exports fell by €122 million.
Trade in processed products moved to a €116 million surplus from a €202 million deficit a year earlier. Agreste cited stronger sales of wine and champagne, up €111 million, and spirits, up €38 million, alongside lower dairy imports. The overall balance and its components are rounded figures as published; their displayed changes are not recalculated.
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French agricultural and agri-food trade balance, August 2026
Selected trade balances and reported year-on-year changes against August 2025; EUR million.
| Overall agri-food trade balance | -33 | -202 |
| Processed-products trade balance | 116 | -202 |
| Imports, year-on-year change | -292 | - |
| Exports, year-on-year change | -122 | - |
| Wine and champagne sales, year-on-year change | 111 | - |
| Spirits sales, year-on-year change | 38 | - |
| Trade balance with the European Union | -586 | - |
| Trade balance with non-EU countries | 554 | - |
Methodology
Values in EUR million are transcribed from Agreste's October 2026 bulletin, preserving its rounding. The reported import and export declines are shown separately and are not used to recalculate the overall balance. Trade is valued at the French border; exports use FOB and imports CIF valuation. The source reports a EUR 169 million year-on-year improvement in the overall balance. Rounded import and export declines are reported separately and do not reconcile exactly with each other or the total balance.
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