"French winemakers are gathering on Monday to discuss a growing crisis in the industry, and request help from the government in the face of ongoing pressures including climate change, US tariffs and falling wine consumption. At the meeting in Montpellier with Minister of Agriculture, Anne Genevard, industry representatives are asking for €200 million in order to tackle the crisis in the sector linked to reduced wine consumption, increased environmental issues, foreign competition and rising tariffs."
"In order to stabilise the sector, Jean-Marie Fabre, the president of the independent winemakers' syndicate, speaking on France Inter, estimates that 40,000 hectares of vines will still have to be grubbed up in 2026. "There are businesses that are going to resize their operations, making them much more viable by reducing the cultivation area and limiting it to what they are capable of producing, and above all - what they are capable of selling", he said."
French winemakers are meeting in Montpellier with Agriculture Minister Anne Genevard to demand €200 million to address a crisis driven by reduced consumption, environmental pressures, foreign competition and rising tariffs. Several thousand winegrowers protested in Béziers over harvest damage from bad weather, rising costs and falling sales. Despite uprooting 27,000 hectares last year, France's 60,000 wine estates still produce excess wine and an estimated further 40,000 hectares may need to be grubbed up by 2026. Red-wine regions such as Languedoc, Aquitaine, Rhône and Bordeaux are particularly affected by bad weather and more frequent heatwaves. A new 15 percent US import tax increases pressure on producers and trade partners.
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