Evolution of the production volume of goose foie gras France 2000-2022

Between 2007 and 2015, the quantity of goose foie gras produced annually in France followed the same pattern as the production volume of duck foie gras for the same period. It remained stable, around 450,000 heads per year, with slight increases and decreases. However, the production dropped in 2016 and reached its lowest in 2017 at 181,000 heads. In 2015, an avian flu epidemic (H5N1) hit France, while many ducks and goose were affected, this strand of the virus was particularly dangerous to chicken. However, between 2016 and 2017, the H5N8 virus, another variation of the bird flu, spread across the country. This strand of the virus was deadly to both ducks and goose, and, as a result, millions were euthanized.

自2007年至2015年，法国每年生产的鹅肝酱数量与同期鸭肝酱的生产量呈现出相同的趋势。其产量保持稳定，大约在每年45万头左右，虽有微幅增减。然而，2016年的产量有所下降，并在2017年降至最低，仅为18.1万头。2015年，一场禽流感（H5N1）席卷法国，众多鸭鹅受到感染，该病毒株对鸡尤为致命。然而，在2016至2017年间，另一种禽流感病毒H5N8在法国境内蔓延，该病毒株对鸭鹅均具有致命性，导致数百万只鸭鹅被实施安乐死。