France is a major consumer and net importer of many seafood products. In 2008 France imported one million tons of fish and seafood from the world; of which, 38,830 tons was from the United States, valued at $223 million (€170.8 million). This represents a 4 percent value reduction from 2008 levels, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
U.S. shrimp, scallops, salmon, and crab exports to France rose 37 percent, 34 percent, 13 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
