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The Ham Market in France
Ham is the cured or cooked preparation of the pork leg or shoulder. The ham market is a component of the charcuterie industry. please note that this study concerns exclusively pork ham, and therefore excludes "poultry ham".
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Ham is the cured or cooked preparation of the pork leg or shoulder. The ham market is a component of the charcuterie industry. please note that this study concerns exclusively pork ham, and therefore excludes "poultry ham".
Worldwide, the market is growing, and should continue to do so until 2026, at an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8% .
In France, despite a decline in meat and charcuterie consumption, the size of the ham market has remained stable over the last decade. However, the French market benefited from the health crisis to grow by 8.1% in 2020 compared to 2019. The national market is characterized by high concentration, with private labels (Auchan, Carrefour, Intermarché etc.) as well as leaders Herta and Fleury Michon largely dominating the sector. In addition, hams of foreign origin have a strong presence on the French market. In fact, France imports more ham than it exports, mainly from Italy and Spain. In France, for example, we find Bayonne ham.
The market is strongly impacted by several trends, mainly linked to the environment and health, with, for example, the reduction of plastic packaging and the multiplication of hams with no or less nitrites.
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