18 705 tonnes produced in the EU
18,705 tonnes of foie gras were produced within the EU in 2025 (including 801 tonnes of goose foie gras and 17,904 tonnes of duck foie gras).
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11 June 2026
Euro Foie Gras General Assembly in Wallonia: The European Federation mobilises to defend Europe’s culinary heritage
25 March 2026
The European Foie Gras Federation in the European Parliament: capitalising on the successes achieved to build those of tomorrow
About Euro Foie Gras
Euro Foie Gras is the European Federation of Foie Gras. Created in 2008 in Strasbourg, it brings together the federations of Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Hungary and Spain which are all the producing countries of the European Union. Euro Foie Gras represents the whole production chain (breeders, hatcheries, producers, processors and slaughterhouses).
The objectives of the European Federation of Foie Gras:
- To promote foie gras, a thousand-year-old cultural and gastronomic tradition, and the profession of foie gras producer
- To develop common reflexions and proposals at European level on the various topics of interest to the sector
- To make European policy makers aware of the foie gras sector and, in particular, of its production methods
- To establish a continuous exchange of experiences and know-how among member countries for a constant improvement of practices
Steps of production
Extensive farming
Fattening by trained professionals
Key figures
50 000 direct jobs
The sector generates more than 50 000 direct jobs in the EU.
The EU is the world’s leading producer of foie gras
The EU is the world’s leading producer of foie gras, exporting to more than 110 non-EU countries. The other main producing countries are China, the United States and Canada.
58 million euros of exports
According to Eurostat in 2025, EU exports of foie gras to third countries amounted to 58 million euros.