It’s not just the American family farm in distress. French vineyard owners who hoped to pass the vineyard and family business on to their children are facing increasing distress. Suicide and threats of violence (and the actual use of dynamite) have already been associated with the three year old farming crisis.
From the Telegraph
Local wine producers are furious that their sale prices have been slashed by around 50 per cent while wine prices in shops and supermarkets have not dipped. A litre of vin de pays is sold for as little as 0.35 euros (24p) and costs 10 times that amount in supermarkets. “Someone is pocketing the difference and we want to know who,” he said.
Image courtesy the Telegraph and Paul Cooper
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