French Wine Output To Fall 18% Due To Spring Frost: Ministry

French wine output to fall 18% due to spring frost: ministry

France's wine production is expected to fall 18 percent this year after spring frost damaged vines across the country, the agriculture ministry said Friday

PARIS, , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Aug, 2017 ) - France's wine production is expected to fall 18 percent this year after spring frost damaged vines across the country, the agriculture ministry said Friday.

"The 2017 wine harvest is expected to be 37.2 million hectolitres, which is 18 percent less than 2016 and 17 percent below the average over the past five years," the ministry said in a statement.