Properties in the Entre-Deux-Mers in dire straits

by Hervé Lalau

A study done in Bordeaux by the Chambre d Agriculture de Gironde of 105 properties in the Entre-Deux-Mers clearly highlights the deteriorating economic health of the region s wine industry. Over the past eight years their turnover decreased by an average of 27 percent in value and38 in volume. 7.36% of those estates surveyed are losing money and cannot even afford to pay their employees without incurring further debt. Only a quarter of the farms were able to remunerate their owners with a salary above the minimum wage.

 

 

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