▁has ▁become ▁a ▁size able ▁producer . ▁Mad agas car ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁but ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁producer ▁of ▁high ▁quality ▁fo ie ▁gr as . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁( which ▁started ▁production ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ), ▁ 5 ▁million ▁m ule ▁du cks ▁were ▁raised ▁for ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁on ▁ 8 0 0 ▁far ms . ▁ ▁This ▁figure ▁makes ▁Bulg aria ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁producer ▁in ▁Europe . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁France ▁produced ▁around ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁representing ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁production ▁in ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁This ▁required ▁the ▁force - feed ing ▁of ▁around ▁ 3 8 ▁million ▁du cks ▁and ▁ge ese . ▁World ▁production ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁is ▁estimated ▁as ▁ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁produced ▁approximately ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁– ▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁du ck ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁and ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁go ose ▁fo ie ▁gr as . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁France ▁was ▁producing ▁ 7 2 %