“We are pretty sure that we are indeed going to see an adverse effect on production,“ Sophie Primas told broadcaster RTL, expressing particular concern about the “strong” impact on wine and spirits.
Trump “thinks he is the master of the world”, Primas added.
President Emmanuel Macron will meet Thursday with representatives of French sectors “impacted by the tariff measures” announced by Trump, his office said.
On Wednesday, Trump unveiled stinging tariffs on major trade partners including China and the European Union on what he called “Liberation Day”.
Then the EU will target “all products and services”, with the measures probably ready at the end of April, she said, adding this was still being discussed.
The EU’s response could also concern “access to our procurement contracts”, she said.
The French association representing wine and spirits exporters (FEVS) said that the US announcement “will have extremely serious consequences for the French and European wine and spirits sector”.
“Such a decline will have a huge impact on employment and the sector’s economy,“ the association said in a statement.
In 2024, France exported around 2.4 billion euros worth of wines and 1.5 billion worth of spirits to the United States, its largest export market.
Separately, the CNAOC wine and spirits association estimated the impact of the new US tariffs at “several hundred million euros”.
For French-made cognac and armagnac “it is a catastrophe of unimaginable proportions,“ the association said.
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