▁of ▁world ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁production , ▁of ▁which ▁ 9 7 % ▁was ▁from ▁du cks . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁France ▁produced ▁ 1 9 , 6 0 8 ▁tons ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁( 7 4 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁estimated ▁total ▁production ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁in ▁France , ▁sales ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁may ▁be ▁w an ing ▁and ▁an ▁Op in ion W ay ▁poll ▁found ▁that ▁ 4 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁population ▁supported ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁force - feed ing . ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 – 2 0 1 6 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁France ▁produces ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁and ▁south western ▁France ▁produces ▁approximately ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁that ▁total . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁can ▁ret ail ▁for ▁up wards ▁of ▁$ 6 5 ▁a ▁p ound . ▁ ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁several ▁out break s ▁of ▁the ▁highly ▁cont ag ious ▁H 5 N 1 ▁bird ▁flu ▁in ▁France , ▁which ▁es cal ated ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁Al ger ia , ▁China , ▁Egypt , ▁Japan , ▁Mor oc co , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Th ailand ▁and ▁Tun is ia