About sixty deputies from wine-growing districts ask Julien Denormandie to activate all the “
collective tools
” at his disposal, but also new aid, in an attempt to relieve the winegrowers who are victims of a catastrophic episode of frost.
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We ask the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Julien Denormandie, to activate all the collective tools that exist to reduce the impact of a loss of production, but also to think about additional aid, in order to to prevent areas from disappearing,
”write these deputies in a column released on Friday.
Julien Denormandie announced Thursday evening that the agricultural calamity regime was going to be activated and aid mobilized.
These parliamentarians from the “
Vine, Wine and Oenology
” study group, co-chaired by Marie-Christine Verdier-Jouclas (LREM) and Jacques Cattin (LR) at the National Assembly, are alarmed by the dramatic consequences of this exceptional frost episode.
A "
black week
"
According to the Cniv, which brings together the interprofessions of PDO and IGP wines, 80% of the French vineyard was affected during what is described as a “
black week
”.
In Burgundy and the Rhône Valley, the damage amounts to between “
80% and 90%
” of production in certain appellations, according to professionals.
"
We really fear the worst,
" write these deputies from all sides.
“
Aid will be welcome, especially in the current context where winegrowers have still not recovered their turnover (cafes-hotels-restaurants closed and salons canceled)!
“, Still argue the elected officials.
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For their part, a dozen senators from the Paca region are also urging the Minister of Agriculture to implement the “
agricultural calamity
” regime
.
They also want Julien Denormandie to consider “
developing prospective research on how to combat the effects of climate change and better protect national agricultural production
”.