French farmers fear failed wine and fruit harvest after severe frost | Cooking & Eating

The prime minister promised additional financial support, after his agriculture minister had already announced aid from a disaster fund for agriculture.

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Hundreds of farms have been affected. Winegrowers in Burgundy or in the Rhone Valley expect an almost complete crop failure. For example, a winegrower in the Landes department speaks of at least 90 percent loss.

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After fairly mild and spring-like temperatures in late March, the mercury dropped below zero for a series of nights. Among other things, farmers lit fires or lit candles in their fields to protect their vines from frost.

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French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his solidarity with the affected farmers on Twitter: “We are and will remain with you.”

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