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 The perfect Prune > French Prune production
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The total French production area of 14,850 hectares (37,000 acres) produces an average of 165,000 tons of fresh Ente plums and 50,000 tons of prunes per year.
There are some 2,000 French Prune producers, each cultivating an average acreage of 14.5 acres per farm.
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The Lot-et-Garonne département produces 64% of all prunes in South-west France, the area which accounts for over 94 % of all French prune production.
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