> In 2017 France produced 5,057 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 9,921 t in 1999. Area harvested: 8,483 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.

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# Poppy seed production in France

In 2017 France produced 5,057 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it fell by 11%. The record was 9,921 t in 1999. Area harvested: 8,483 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.

[Today’s prices](https://husfarm.com/today-price/poppy-seeds/)[Market prices in France](https://husfarm.com/country/france/)

Production, 20175,057 t
World rank—
10-year change−11%
Record9,921 t1999

## Poppy seed in France, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 5,057 | −12% | 8,483 | 0.60 |
| 2016 | 5,763 | −4.0% | 9,549 | 0.60 |
| 2015 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 0.60 |
| 2014 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 0.60 |
| 2013 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 0.60 |
| 2012 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 10,000 | 0.60 |
| 2011 | 6,000 | −4.9% | 10,000 | 0.60 |
| 2010 | 6,311 | −18% | 10,245 | 0.62 |
| 2009 | 7,658 | +34% | 9,907 | 0.77 |
| 2008 | 5,702 | +0.6% | 6,324 | 0.90 |
| 2007 | 5,667 | +1.2% | 6,038 | 0.94 |
| 2006 | 5,599 | −31% | 7,790 | 0.72 |
| 2005 | 8,165 | +9.0% | 9,311 | 0.88 |
| 2004 | 7,493 | +43% | 9,136 | 0.82 |
| 2003 | 5,249 | −26% | 8,627 | 0.61 |
| 2002 | 7,116 | +22% | 8,908 | 0.80 |
| 2001 | 5,812 | −35% | 7,665 | 0.76 |
| 2000 | 8,877 | −11% | 7,812 | 1.14 |
| 1999 | 9,921 | +1.4% | 7,993 | 1.24 |
| 1998 | 9,782 | +51% | 7,945 | 1.23 |
| 1997 | 6,483 | +13% | 6,532 | 0.99 |
| 1996 | 5,724 | −1.6% | 5,665 | 1.01 |
| 1995 | 5,819 | +25% | 4,956 | 1.17 |
| 1994 | 4,648 | +27% | 4,293 | 1.08 |
| 1993 | 3,668 | +8.3% | 3,666 | 1.00 |
| 1992 | 3,388 | −18% | 3,264 | 1.04 |
| 1991 | 4,108 | +927% | 3,710 | 1.11 |
| 1990 | 400 | −20% | 900 | 0.44 |
| 1989 | 500 | −38% | 1,100 | 0.45 |
| 1988 | 800 | −20% | 1,800 | 0.44 |
| 1987 | 1,000 | −17% | 2,500 | 0.40 |
| 1986 | 1,200 | −7.7% | 3,000 | 0.40 |
| 1985 | 1,300 | −7.1% | 3,000 | 0.43 |
| 1984 | 1,400 | −6.7% | 3,400 | 0.41 |
| 1983 | 1,500 | −40% | 3,500 | 0.43 |
| 1982 | 2,500 | +25% | 5,500 | 0.45 |
| 1981 | 2,000 | −13% | 5,000 | 0.40 |
| 1980 | 2,300 | −8.0% | 5,500 | 0.42 |
| 1979 | 2,500 | −13% | 6,000 | 0.42 |
| 1978 | 2,866 | +19% | 6,754 | 0.42 |
| 1977 | 2,406 | +141% | 5,103 | 0.47 |
| 1976 | 1,000 | 0.0% | 1,310 | 0.76 |
| 1975 | 1,000 | −17% | 1,310 | 0.76 |
| 1974 | 1,200 | −16% | 1,700 | 0.71 |
| 1973 | 1,430 | +54% | 2,800 | 0.51 |
| 1972 | 930 | +389% | 1,900 | 0.49 |
| 1971 | 190 | −51% | 300 | 0.63 |
| 1970 | 390 | +54% | 500 | 0.78 |
| 1969 | 254 | −30% | 407 | 0.62 |
| 1968 | 361 | +32% | 460 | 0.78 |
| 1967 | 274 | −34% | 373 | 0.73 |
| 1966 | 417 | −22% | 519 | 0.80 |
| 1965 | 536 | +53% | 650 | 0.82 |
| 1964 | 351 | −22% | 489 | 0.72 |
| 1963 | 450 | −13% | 550 | 0.82 |
| 1962 | 518 | +14% | 666 | 0.78 |
| 1961 | 456 | — | 445 | 1.02 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports3,486 t USD 6.1 m
Exporter rank8 of 39
Imports1,399 t USD 4.8 m
Importer rank13 of 85
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/)

## Other large producers

[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/turkey/)[Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/serbia/)[North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/north-macedonia/)
[All countries producing poppy seed](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/)

## Other products of France

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[Agricultural production in France](https://husfarm.com/production/country/france/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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