Question 15935 — breeding

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Ms. Hélène Laporte draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty to the rapid decline in cattle slaughters on French territory. In its “Quick Info” note no. 63 of May 2026, Agreste highlights a drastic drop in the number of slaughters of large cattle in April 2026 compared to the previous year. Indeed, the slaughter of suckling cows and veal calves show a decline of respectively 10.3% and 9.5% compared to 2025 and of respectively 11.5% and 19% compared to the 2021-2025 average. These statistical data confirm the collapse of the suckling and dairy cattle sectors in France, marked by the loss of 3 million head since 2016. This trend cannot be explained solely by the drop in beef consumption, the scale of which it far exceeds. While imports remain almost stable compared to 2025, at 87,000 tonnes of carcass equivalent in the first quarter of 2026, these data confirm a rapid loss of sovereignty which the increased opening of the European market to South American production following the entry into force of the trade agreement with Mercosur on May 1, 2026 can only aggravate. Under these conditions, she would like to know her action plan to protect the French beef industry from collapse.

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