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Hottest summer on record costs vineyards thousands with impacts on grape harvests

By ABC NEWS (Australia)

Published : March 16, 2024 - 09:02

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Each year the Australian wine industry pumps billions of dollars into the economy. But in Western Australia, the hottest summer on record has already cost growers thousands of dollars after soaring temperatures saw grapes shrivel on the vine. While the end of trade tariffs with China will provide some relief, growers in some of the state's premier wine regions say this year's harvest could be their worst.