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French Wine Outlook Is Cut on Poor Flowering, Berry Development
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French wine production is forecast to rise 11 percent this year, less than predicted a month ago on poor flowering and berry development in regions including Bordeaux and Burgundy. The forecast for Champagne was raised.
Output may rise to 45.8 million hectoliters (1.21 billion gallons) from 41.4 million hectoliters in 2012, the Agriculture Ministry wrote in a report today. The outlook was cut by 888,000 hectoliters, equivalent to 118 million bottles.