Provisional account for agriculture in 2018 Strong rebound of wine production

In 2018, the value of agricultural production grew by 4.7% and returned to levels seen prior to the strong fall in 2016. Crop production rebounded markedly due to the combined rise in wine volume (+28.5%) and prices of cereals, vegetables and potatoes, for which volumes fell. Conversely, the value of animal production decreased, under the effect of the fall in pig prices.

In parallel, after four years' fall, costs for farmers started rising again (+1.7%), due to the rise in energy prices. As they increased less than production, the added value of the agricultural sector is expected to grow markedly. Furthermore, agricultural employment continued to fall. In total, according to provisional account, the gross added value at factor costs per workerby asset is expected to increase by 6.7% in 2018 in real terms, after an 8.6% rise in 2017.