▁and ▁cook ▁the ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁so ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁sold ▁as ▁a ▁French ▁product ▁in ▁its ▁domestic ▁and ▁export ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Before ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Some ▁countries ▁have ▁produced ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁only ▁sp or ad ically ▁in ▁the ▁past . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Turkey ▁had ▁a ▁peak ▁year ▁of ▁production ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁val ued ▁at ▁US $ 3 9 , 0 0 0 ▁being ▁export ed . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁France ▁produced ▁ 1 8 , 4 5 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁( 7 8 . 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁estimated ▁total ▁production ▁of ▁ 2 3 , 5 0 0 ▁t onnes ), ▁of ▁which ▁ 9 6 % ▁was ▁du ck ▁li ver ▁and ▁ 4 % ▁go ose ▁li ver . ▁Total ▁French ▁consumption ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁in ▁this ▁year ▁was ▁ 1 9 , 0 0 0 ▁t onnes . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Hung ary , ▁the ▁world ' s ▁second - larg est ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁producer , ▁export ed ▁ 1 , 9 2 0 ▁t onnes ▁and ▁Bulg aria ▁produced ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁fo ie ▁gr as . ▁ ▁The ▁demand ▁for ▁fo ie ▁gr as ▁in ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁is ▁such ▁that ▁China