French Wine Harvest Ends, Production to Rise to Five-Year High
French Wine Harvest Ends, Production to Rise to Five-Year High
Nov 7, 2011 6
(Bloomberg) -- France’s wine makers finished picking their last grapes at the end of October, and output is forecast to climb to a five-year high after August rain filled the fruit, the Agriculture Ministry said.
The volume of wine produced this year may rise 11 percent to 50.2 million hectoliters (1.33 billion gallons), the ministry said in a report on its website today, repeating last month’s forecast.
Dry September and October weather that followed the August rain limited damage in most regions from botrytis, a fungus that can cause gray mold on grapes, the ministry said. In growing regions on the Atlantic coast, including Bordeaux, losses from the fungus were bigger-than-usual, according to the report.
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