This year's French wine harvest is among the smallest for 30 years, down 10 percent on last year although not quite as bad as feared, authorities said Tuesday.
The result is "one of the weakest (harvests) for 30 years," even if not as bad had been forecast, said the ministry.In September experts said the growing season had been challenged by frost and hail although capped by abundant sunshine, predicting a small yield but one of "great quality".On Tuesday the ministry said the output slump "is mostly due to the springtime frost" which notably hit the Champagne, Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Loire Valley regions, and the lack of rain further south near the Mediterranean.But in the Champagne region, while the fall in production was significant, it was not as severe as feared due to "very favourable weather conditions at harvest time," it said.France is the world's top wine exporter by value, accounting for 29 percent of the market at 8.2 billion euros ($9.1 billion) in 2015.In terms of volume, France ranks third with 14 million hectolitres last year, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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The result is "one of the weakest (harvests) for 30 years," even if not as bad had been forecast, said the ministry.In September experts said the growing season had been challenged by frost and hail although capped by abundant sunshine, predicting a small yield but one of "great quality".On Tuesday the ministry said the output slump "is mostly due to the springtime frost" which notably hit the Champagne, Bourgogne (Burgundy) and Loire Valley regions, and the lack of rain further south near the Mediterranean.But in the Champagne region, while the fall in production was significant, it was not as severe as feared due to "very favourable weather conditions at harvest time," it said.France is the world's top wine exporter by value, accounting for 29 percent of the market at 8.2 billion euros ($9.1 billion) in 2015.In terms of volume, France ranks third with 14 million hectolitres last year, according to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine.(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)