After a very hot start to spring, responsible for early flowering, a cold wave hit many regions of France this week, with dramatic consequences for farmers.
In some farms, the frost destroyed 80% of the crops.
Not only vines and fruit trees were affected, but rapeseed and beet crops were also affected by low temperatures, which reached as low as -9 ° C in places.
To help farmers, the government has therefore announced the establishment of the agricultural disaster regime.
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