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Country Value Main exports 1 France 2,400 Cattle, Horse, Pig, Chicken and Bovine: 2 Netherlands 2,297 Pig, Horse, Chicken and Cattle: 3 Denmark 1,547 Pig, Cattle ...
Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat. Products with more evenly distributed production see more frequent changes in the ranking of the top producers.
The Blonde d'Aquitaine is the third beef breed of France by numbers, after the Charolais and the Limousin. In 2013 there were about 560 000 head in more than 18 000 farms. [ 5 ] : 132 The Blonde d'Aquitaine has been exported to many countries of the world, including all countries of the European Union .
It is responsible for somewhere between 20 and 33% of the fresh water usage in the world, [57] and livestock, and the production of feed for them, occupy about a third of Earth's ice-free land. [58] Livestock production is a contributing factor in species extinction, desertification, [59] and habitat destruction. [60]
They are raised as livestock for their flesh (called beef and veal), dairy products (milk), leather and as draught animals. As of 2009–2010 it is estimated that there are 1.3–1.4 billion head of cattle in the world. [56] [57] Diagram of feedlot system. This can be contrasted with more traditional grazing systems.
The Paris International Agricultural Show (French: Salon International de l'Agriculture, or SIA) is an annual agricultural show and trade fair, that takes place at the end of February or beginning of March at the Paris expo Porte de Versailles in Paris, France. It is one of the world's largest and most important agricultural shows, drawing ...
In 2007 the largest market for organic products was Germany with a turnover of 5.3 billion Euros, followed by the UK (2.6 billion Euros), France and Italy (both 1.9 billion Euros). In 2012 the total market share for organic products reached 7.8 percent in Denmark, the highest market share in the world.[29]
The Normande is a breed of dairy cattle from the Normandy region of north-west France. It is raised principally for its milk, which is high in fat and suitable for making butter and cheese, but also for its meat, which is marbled and good-flavoured. It is a world breed: it has been exported to many countries and is present on all continents.