An extraordinary variety of products and crafts

One of the characteristics of the Nord-Pas de Calais is the diversity of its men, its territories, or its productions.

Plains of Flanders and Artois to the landscapes of bocagers Avesnes or Boulonnais, not to mention its canals and fishing ports, our region surprises and surprising.

A plurality of channels…

Products of the land, marine products, livestock products and processed products, all food chains are widely present in our region.

The main reasons ?

  • An exceptional location favorable to agricultural crops and establishment of food industries,

  • Hundreds of kilometers of coastline to fishing activities,

  • Not forgetting of course, know-how and land rich in traditions.

… Source of a range of products

  • The work of the grain chain meets all actors: production, processing and intermediate products.

  • The region is world leader in the production of endive and chicory.

  • It is one of the first places national cereals, beet and milk.

  • It produces 40% of the national production of potatoes for consumption.

  • The activity of processing and preserving vegetables is among the highest in Europe.

  • Boulogne-sur-Mer is the first port and processing of sea products (15% of the national production of fish and 20% of the flows of fish in France, including imports, exports and local production).

  • The tradition of brewing North-Pas de Calais region is internationally renowned.