China News Service, June 9th, according to the European Union quoted the European Union News Agency reported on the 9th, affected by the new crown epidemic, the European wine industry was hit hard. Earlier, Italy, France and Spain had written to the European Commission requesting the EU to approve the conversion of unsalable stock wine into hand sanitizer and industrial or medical alcohol. At present, the European Commission has approved the plan with a view to alleviating the pressure on the wine industry's inventory.
According to reports, according to an assessment of the European wine industry, due to the epidemic, European wine production will fall by 30% this year, the overall market value will evaporate by 50%, and at least 1 billion liters of wine will be forced to store wine storage tanks because they cannot be sold. .
According to reports, there are about 133 bottles of wine per 100 liters. Such a huge inventory makes the winery overwhelmed, so that the storage space for the harvest season in 2020 has become the biggest problem for winemakers.
In order to solve this problem, in May, the Italian Agricultural Federation proposed to the Italian government a license for reforming the final product of wine and a financial rescue plan. The plan is to convert 15 million to 20 million liters of unsalable wine into hand sanitizer and industrial or medical alcohol, so that the industry can free up storage space for this year's picking season.
The French agricultural organization said that according to the EU's approval, there are about 30 million liters of unsalable wine in France, which needs to be distilled again to be converted into hand sanitizer and industrial or medical alcohol. Since June 5, 33 companies in France have been authorized to make about 20 million liters of wine into alcohol disinfectant and other commodities. The government will allocate the first bailout fund for the brewing industry.
According to reports, the Gonzalez Bais winery, which was founded in 1835, has taken the lead in launching a wine-modified hand sanitizer program. Currently, it can produce 5000 liters of hand sanitizer per week and began to distribute it to hospitals, nursing homes and the Red Cross. .
Regarding the wine restructuring product plan, André, European parliament member of the French province of Aude, said that by converting wine into other commodities, the income of the industry will be much less than that of selling wine. But for winemakers, it may be possible to make up for some losses by restructuring commodities in order to continue harvesting operations in 2020. (Li Sijia)