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chính quyền pháp phải bỏ ra 200 triệu euro để tiêu hủy chỗ rượu vang dư thừa...

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The French government has announced it is to set aside €200m to fund the destruction (tiêu hủy) of surplus wine production (rượu vang dư thừa) in an attempt to support struggling (cố gắng) producers and shore up prices (đẩy giá lên).

Several major wine-producing regions in France, particularly the Bordeaux area, are struggling because of a cocktail of problems (một loạt vấn đề) including changes in consumption habits (hay đổi thói quen tiêu dùng), the cost of living crisis (khủng hoảng chi phí sinh hoạt) and the after-effects (hậu quả) of Covid-19.

A fall in demand for wine has led to over-production, a sharp fall in prices, and major financial difficulties for up to one in three winemakers (nhà sản xuất rượu) in the Bordeaux region,

An initial EU fund of €160m for wine destruction has been topped up to €200m by the French government, the agriculture minister, Marc Fesneau, told reporters on Friday.

The money was “aimed at stopping prices collapsing (giá sụt giảm) and so that winemakers can find sources of revenue again”, but he stressed that the industry needed to “look to the future, think about consumer changes ... and adapt”.

The south-west Languedoc region, the country’s largest wine area, known for its full-bodied reds, has been hit hard by the fall in wine demand.

The alcohol from destroyed wine can be sold to companies for use in non-food products such as hand sanitiser (sát khuẩn tay), cleaning products (sản phẩm tẩy rửa) and perfume (nước hoa).