France - Spring frost to cost wine industry €2bn

20.04.2021 169 views
According to France’s largest agricultural union, Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d’Exploitants Agricoles (FNSEA), the frosts on 7-8 April were particularly severe in France, affecting vignerons from Champagne to the Languedoc, with the losses estimated to total as much as €2bn. The freezing temperatures were problematic for vines because early-Spring warmth had accelerated the growing cycle, leaving early-budding grapes susceptible to the frost, as the sub-zero conditions damage any early green growth, beneath which are the embryonic flower clusters – the source of the year’s crop. Northern Rhône producer, Jean-Michel Gérin said he’d lost almost 90% of his crop, representing a reduction of 70,000 bottles of wine. “We should have six bunches of grapes per vine. Now we’re hoping for maybe one,” he said. Across France’s major wine regions, reductions in yields for vignerons are expected to range from 20-70%, with high-value Burgundy expected to lose 50% of this year’s crop. French Agriculture Minister Julien Denormandie described the frosts as “probably the greatest agricultural catastrophe of the beginning of the 21st century.” He also said that France had never seen such a hard frost in early Spring. The French government is now offering financial support for growers suffering from crop losses. French Prime Minister Jean Castex has pledged €1 billion in aid for affected farmers, from vignerons to fruit growers. He said the this emergency aid would be given “in 10 or 15 days” to local officials to support the worst-affected farmers. Bruno Darnaud, who represents a union for fruit growers in France, has said that his sector is facing losses of €1.5bn. Source - https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com
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