Scorching Summer Pushes French Wine Harvest to New Low
- France expects the most paltry wine harvest in 70 years, according to agriculture ministry estimates released on Monday. Production is set to fall 6 percent from 2025, totaling less than 34 million hectolitres.
- Unprecedented summer heatwaves and drought caused the decline, alongside shrinking vineyards and lower yields. The 2026 harvest is expected to be 17 percent below the 2021-2025 average, according to ministry statistics.
- In Champagne, output is expected to be cut by half compared with recent averages. Meanwhile, the southern region of Languedoc-Roussillon expects a 5 percent rise from the 2025 crop, though still 8 percent below the five-year average.
- France announced more than one billion euros in emergency support for farmers last week. Agricultural groups reported the package fell short of urgent needs, despite the government intervention.
- According to the International Organisation of Vine and Wine , the 2025 figure was already a historic low, marking the lowest production in France since 1957. The 2026 decline extends this crisis.
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The wine production of France was to be one of the weakest in the last 30 years, following the reduction of the areas of the vineyards, the severe drought and the extreme heat, which affected the vine and grapes, the Ministry of Agriculture warned Monday, transmits the agency Reuters, quoted by Agerpres. The wave of heat from ...
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French wine production this year is expected to fall 6 percent from 2025 after a summer of unprecedented heatwaves and drought, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, predicting the most paltry harvest for some 70 years.
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Wine production is estimated to be less than 34 million hectolitres, down 6% from the small 2025 harvest, according to official estimates.
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Shin-young = French wine production is expected to hit its lowest level in 30 years due to the aftermath of the heatwave that hit Europe this summer, Reuters...
FRANCE is expecting its weakest wine harvest in decades due to extreme drought and heat, with yields in key wine regions falling sharply.
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