What is the price of beef in France?

As of May 2026, beef in France is US$ 10.25 per kg (9.47 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is France's world rank in beef exports?

France ranks #16 among 80 beef exporters.

What was the export value of French beef in 2024?

The export value was US$298,513,713.

Beef Price in France - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Beef Prices in France

US$ 10.25 / kg

9.47 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 1.1% YoY ▲ 1.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: May 2026

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Global benchmark	7.95	7.35	▼ 3.2%	▲ 20.1%	World Bank Pink Sheet
-	Export (unit value)	10.25	9.47	▲ 1.1%	▲ 1.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the beef price in France available is US$ 10.25 per kg (9.47 EUR), up 1.1% year-on-year.

France exported 29,111 tonnes of beef in 2024, valued at US$298.5 million, ranking #16 among 80 global exporters and accounting for 1.2% of world exports. Exports increased by 6.3% year-on-year, and France is a net exporter of beef. The latest export unit value is US$10.2542 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - beef in France

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, France exported $298.5M (29.1 kt) of beef▲ 6.3% YoY. That ranks #16 worldwide (1.2% of global exports).

$298.5M

Export value

29.1 kt

Export volume

#16 / 80

World rank

1.2%

Global share

$10.25

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top beef exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 US $4.14B · 17.3%
#2 Australia $3.36B · 14%
#3 Netherlands $2.37B · 9.9%
#4 Canada $2.25B · 9.4%
#5 Ireland $2.07B · 8.6%

Annual export data France · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$298.5M	29.1 kt	$10.25
2023	$280.8M	27.7 kt	$10.15
2022	$277.8M	27.8 kt	$10
2021	$274.7M	31.3 kt	$8.77
2020	$215.2M	26.3 kt	$8.18

HS Code

beef is traded under Harmonized System code 0201.30. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

France beef - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of beef sold by France in 2020 was 234,426 metric tonnes. In 2019 France shipped 245,600 tonnes of beef. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in France beef (meat category) has gone down, with a change of -4.793 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, beef's exports decreased by -1.55 pc netting the country US$1,098.49m for the year 2019. France's beef exports are classified as:

Carcases or half-carcases of bovine animals, fresh or chilled (HS code 020110)
Fresh or chilled edible offal of bovine animals (HS code 020610)
Fresh or chilled bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and 1/2 carcases) (HS code 020120)
Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless (HS code 020130)
Frozen edible bovine livers (HS code 020622)
Frozen edible bovine tongues (HS code 020621)
Frozen bovine carcases and half-carcases (HS code 020210)
Frozen bovine cuts, with bone in (excluding carcases and half-carcases) (HS code 020220)
Frozen edible bovine offal (excluding tongues and livers) (HS code 020629)
Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals (HS code 020230)

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France beef export values

In 2019, France exported beef valued at 1,098.49m USD, a reduction of -8.95% from 2018's total beef export of 1206.529m USD. The yearly change in value of France beef between 2017 to 2018 was 8.262 percent.

The annual change in the quantity of France's beef exports between 2017 and 2019 was -1.55% compared to a variation of -4.793% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

France's stake of the world's total beef's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. France is ranked number 36 in world exports of beef.

Export markets for France beef ( in '000$ )

France's best performing destinations for beef are Spain, Italy, Belgium, Germany and Portugal.

Import/Export Trends

France is a net importer of beef. The annual growth of France beef in value between 2015 to 2019 was 3%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -5%, per annum.

France imported 285,826 tonnes of beef in 2019.

Beef Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest beef prices in other Europe countries:

Germany$13.06/kg Russia$11.75/kg Italy$15.12/kg Spain$11.03/kg Poland$10.61/kg Romania$7.96/kg Portugal$11.18/kg Netherlands$12.27/kg Ukraine$6.29/kg Sweden$16.25/kg Austria$6.43/kg United Kingdom (UK)$11.34/kg Switzerland$26.83/kg Bulgaria$19.73/kg Denmark$10.09/kg

Other Meat Prices in France

Latest prices for other meat in France:

Frog Legs$9.26/kg Camel Meat$10.16/kg Horse Meat$3.85/kg Rabbit Meat$5.17/kg Chicken Meat$2.12/kg Pork$2.66/kg Mutton$8.30/kg Duck Meat$5.34/kg Ham$6.33/kg Side Bacon$2.55/kg

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