Harvest losses due to the April 2021 frost recognized as “agricultural disasters” in the Vaucluse
Through interministerial decree December 8, 2021, the department of Vaucluse was recognized under the Agricultural Calamities for harvest losses due to the frost in April 2021. Crops recognized as affected by these losses are wine vines and table grape harvests. This episode of late frost had caused the loss of nearly half of the grape harvest (48%), according to figures from the prefecture.
The municipalities concerned are the following:
Althen-les-Paluds, Ansouis, Apt, Aubignan, Auribeau, Avignon, Beaumes-de-Venise, Beaumont-de-Pertuis, Beaumont-du-Ventoux, Bédarrides, Bédoin, Blauvac, Bollène, Bonnieux, Buisson, Buoux, Cabrières- d’Aigues, Cabrières-d’Avignon, Cadenet, Caderousse, Cairanne, Camaret-Sur-Aigues, Caromb, Carpentras, Caseneuve, Castellet, Caumont-sur-Durance, Cavaillon, Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cheval-Blanc, Courthézon, Crillon-le-Brave, Cucuron, Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, Entrechaux, Faucon, Flassan, Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Gargas, Gignac, Gigondas, Gordes, Goult, Grambois, Grillon, Jonquerettes, Jonquières, Joucas, L’Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, La Bastide-des-Jourdans, La Bastidonne, La Motte d’Aigues, La Roque sur Pernes, La Tour d’Aigues, La-Roque-Alric, Lacoste, Lafare , Lagarde-Paréol, Lagnes, Lamotte du Rhône, Lapalud, Lauris, Le Barroux, Le Beaucet, Le Crestet, Le Pontet, Le Thor, Les Beaumettes, Les Taillades, Lioux, Loriol-du-Comtat, Lourmarin, Malaucène, Malemort- du Comtat, Maubec, M aza n, Ménerbe, Mérindol, Méthamis, Mirabeau, Modène, Mondragon, Monteux, Mormoiron, Mornas, Morières les Avignon, Murs, Oppède, Orange, Pernes-les-Fontaines, Pertuis, Peypin-d’Aigues, Piolenc, Puget, Puymeras , Puyvert, Rasteau, Richerenches, Roaix, Robion, Roussillon, Rustrel, Sablet, Saignon, Saint-Didier, Saint-Hippolyte-le-Graveyron, Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux, Saint-Marcelin-lès-Vaison, Saint-Martin – de-Castillon, Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque, Saint-Pantaléon, Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, Saint-Roman-de-Malgarde, Saint-Romain-en-Viennois, Saint-Saturnin-les-Apt , Saint-Saturnin-les-Avignon, Sainte-Cécile-Les-Vignes, Sannes, Sarrians, Saumane-de-Vaucluse, Séguret, Sérignan-du-Comtat, Sivergues, Sorgues, Suzette, Travaillan, Uchaux, Vacqueyras, Vaison-la – Romaine, Valréas, Vaugines, Vedène, Velleron, Venasque, Viens, Villars, Villedieu, Villelaure, Villes-sur-Auzon, Violès, Visan, Vitrolles-en-Luberon.
Online procedures and deadline
As such, the farmers concerned can claim compensation from the part of the National Fund for Risk Management in Agriculture (FNGRA). Supporting documents can be submitted on the Vaucluse prefecture’s online site and requests can be submitted by online declaration. If necessary, documentation and printed matter can be collected from the town hall from the population service for mailing.
Applications are to be filed now and until February 11, 2022. And beware: “Wine growers who have taken out crop insurance will not be eligible for compensation for Agricultural Disasters, whether or not they have received compensation from their insurance. It is planned that another system not yet finalized will be put in place. in addition to crop insurance: the files will be submitted to France Agri Mer and the information will be relayed to the operators directly by the insurance companies “, indicate the state services.