“The 2025 harvest will very likely be even more dramatic than last year’s, as buyers have already notified viticulturists that they will not purchase grapes this year,” announced the association in a statement, recalling that the 2024 harvest was “one of the most dramatic” ever in Portugal.
Despite a rise in exports early in the year, the sector is currently affected by an international crisis.
“The uncertainty in international trade caused by Donald Trump’s tariff policy, combined with declining global wine consumption and anti-wine campaigns, has reversed the trend,” highlighted ANCEVE.
Additionally, it noted that the Institute of Vine and Wine is in a “state of uncertainty and paralysis due to the verbal dismissal of its Board of Directors last January,” which has yet to be formalized six months later.
The association complains that the sector was not consulted regarding the dismissal, nor about the new team that might be appointed, unaware of the reasons for what they consider an “impulsive decision by the Government.”
ANCEVE has urgently requested a meeting with the Parliamentary Commission for Agriculture and Fisheries to discuss the current state of the wine sector, this year’s “dramatic prospects,” and measures to be adopted.
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