Côtes d'Armor

Description

Côtes d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany.

Côtes d'Armor in Goelo

The department has a surface of 6 878 square kilometers for 597 085 inhabitants[1], thus a population density of 87 per square kilometers.

More than 30 millions animals are also living in farms of the department.

Agriculture

About 63 percent (438 314 ha) of the land is used by agriculture[2], of which 3.66 percent is certified organic[3].

Crop Cultivation

Cereals production including seeds[2]
type tonnes
wheat 686 800
maize 304 400
barley 184 900
triticale 82 400
oat 24 200
Cereals harvest[2]
type tonnes
wheat 561 820
maize 170 300
barley 138 520
buckwheat and triticale 52 750
oat 20 530
Legumes and potatoes production[2]
type tonnes
artichoke 8 100
cauliflower 7 200
spinach 11 300
other cabbage 2 500
leek 900
tomato (in greenhouse) 51 200
carrot 3 700
pea 8 000
dry bean 8 800
green bean 15 000
potato 31 700
Oilseeds and protein crops production[2]
type tonnes
rapeseed 40 700
sunflower 100
broad bean 2 000
field pea 3 600
lupin 100
Forage production[2]
type tonnes
maize for forage 1 287 800
other crop for forage 53 000
temporary pasture 1 160 000
permanent pasture 261 000

Livestock Production

Animals population
type heads certified organic
broiler chickens[2][3] 13 047 000 42 920
egg-laying hens[2][3] 12 545 000 703 729
turkeys[2] 2 470 000
pigs[2] 2 451 880
total cattle[2] 529 968
dairy cattle[2][3] 189 393 4 669
Meat and dairy produced[2]
type tonnes heads
milk 1 358 217
beef 29 004 82 739
veal 11 030 81 162
pork 410 938 4 515 940

Summary

Food produced per inhabitant per year
type kilograms
pork 688
beef 49
veal 18
cow milk 2 275
cereals 1 581
potatoes 53
carrots 6
cabbages 150
beans 40
artichokes 14
peas 13
leeks 2
tomatoes (in greenhouses) 86
rapeseed 68
maize (for forage) 2 157

In 2015 the department produced 755 kg of meat from mammals per inhabitant, while the average meat consumption in industrial nations is 96 kg per person per year[5]. As a result, most of it is exported to the rest of France, or Europe, or even globally.

It also produces 2 275 litres of cow milk while the average fresh milk equivalent of dairy consumed (excluding butter) in industrial nations is 217 litres[5].

Similarly 1 581 kg of cereals has been harvested per inhabitant, while the average in industrial nations is 630 kg per person per year[5].

And an extra 2 157 kg of maize per inhabitant is produced locally for forage for the animal in the farms, along with large quantities of imported food products like soy.

References

  1. INSEE (2013). Populations légales 2013
  2. Agreste (2015). Tableaux de l'agriculture bretonne
  3. Agence BIO (2015). La bio dans les territoires
  4. DRAAF Bretagne (2010). Résultats du Recensement Agricole 2010
  5. FAO (2015). FAOSTAT

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