
Decrease of sales in France and decrease of exports
Sales in France alone decreased to 118.2 million bottles, which means a decrease of 7.2 percent. in comparison with the year 2023. The Association reported, that the domestic market in further stretch is affected by the political crisis and the economic slowdown in France.
Exports of champagne declined by 10.8 percent to 153.2 million bottles in comparison with the year 2023. However, the share of exports, amounting 56.4 percent of the total. total, still exceeds sales in the domestic market, which confirms a reversal of the trend observed for some years.
Economic uncertainty is lowering sales of champagne
Champagne is the true barometer of consumers’ mood – said the vice president of the producers association, Maxime Toubart. A times are not pink – inflation, global conflicts, uncertainty economic and political attitudes waiting on some of the biggest champagne markets, such as France and US.
Champagne may be produced from grapes cultivated only in selected regions of France. The crop area is about 34 000 hectares and
is located in Sampagne, north east of Paris. Processing of grapes is strictly regulated. For example
the harvesting of grapes may be managed only.
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