Business Viability Analysis
Future Profitability and Viability of a Vineyard in France
The Question
Ozone exposure is reducing grape yields. Vineyards operate on small profit margins due to international competition in the wine market and increasing costs associated with climate change mitigation. A vineyard owner in France wants to investigate whether ozone represents an additional threat to their future income.
The Solution
By using our AerYield service, the vineyard owner gains insights into current and future yield losses. The cost of this report is low, as it only focuses on a single crop (grapes) and one location. For a small cost, the owner obtains valuable insights into the long-term viability of the vineyard. For this case study, differences in yield losses reflect both crop sensitivity and exposure to local ozone levels.
The Insight
For this vineyard near Bordeaux, ozone’s
currently reducing crop yields around 6% per year. More importantly, long-term forecasts
show no clear worsening trend, indicating that, based on current scientific knowledge, ozone
is not expected to become an additional or increasing threat to the vineyard owner’s
future income.
Project annual yield loss due to ozone
French Grapes — Bordeaux
2025 — 2050
