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One of France's biggest export industries, the wine industry, is facing a devastating blow after an unusually severe frost earlier this month damaged vineyards across the country. The most added devastation to winemakers that were already struggle through the pandemic and rising US tariffs. The frost has affected 80% of vineyards in France's primary wine growing areas, according to the European Committee of Wine Companies. The frost also threatens other crops, including beets and rapeseed, according to the National Federation of Farmers' Unions.