World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of 'extreme' climate changes, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday.
PARIS, France — World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate change s, the body that monitors the trade said Thursday.
The OIV said the global grape harvest was the worst since 1961, and worse even than its early estimates in November. Although he said climate problems were not solely to blame for the drastic fall, "the most important challenge that the sector faces is climate change. The trend is partly due to price rises caused by inflation and a sharp fall in wine drinking in China -- down a quarter -- due to its economic slowdown.Barker said the underlying decrease in consumption is being "driven by demographic and lifestyle changes. But given the very complicated influences on global demand at the moment," it is difficult to know whether the fall will continue.Land given over to growing grapes to eat or for wine fell for the third consecutive year to 7.
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