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Evaluation of the Community Plant Health Regime: Final Report
DG SANCO Evaluation Framework Contract Lot 3 (Food Chain)
Depending on the intensity of infection, Grapevine FD affects the vitality, the yield and the
quality of vines by causing high acid and low sugar contents of infected clusters. Diseased
grapevines are eradicated, which causes severe economic losses.
In Serbia, over 800 ha of vineyards have been destroyed. Primary economic losses due to lost
investment are estimated to have reached €3.2 million. Reduction in producer profits due to
decreased wine production is assumed to be a multiple.
Some of the host plant varieties susceptible to infection with the HO are of major importance
in EU countries.
For countries were the CPHR avoided introduction of Grapevine FD, it avoided for these
countries an increase in production costs due to additional labour costs, costs for insecticide
applications, monitoring and eradication campaigns and in public costs for monitoring,
eradication and from loss of income of farmers and nurseries.
The presence of Grapevine FD would also have a negative effect on nursery trade of planting
material to countries where the disease does not occur.
Results of the specific cost survey indicate that, thanks to the CPHR, the first introduction of
Grapevine FD in IT, PT and SK was delayed by 3 to 6 years. The establishment of PZ for
Grapevine FD in FR (areas of Alsace, Champagne and Lorraine) also had a positive effect on
the economy of this sector.
The vineyard area for the production of vine in the EU is estimated at 3,526,000 ha in the EU
27 (Eurostat – 2007). According to survey respondents, the revenue of 1 ha of vine varies
between €3,000 and €6,000 /ha. The revenue from young vine plants for planting (for which,
for instance, production is estimated at 100 million of grafted vines/year in one region of
Italy) is estimated at €0,80 /plant.
Environmental benefits
The control of the vector necessitates the use of broad spectrum insecticides with side effects
on several components of the ecosystem.
3.11.3.5 Phytophthora ramorum
14 MS have mentioned that the CPHR has been successful in avoiding the introduction (CZ,
EE, LV, LT, SI, SE, FI, SK) or in slowing down (FR, IE, ES, UK, BE, DK, NL, SI) the
spread of ramorum, with associated economic and environmental benefits.
Table 3-25: Main host plants and susceptible areas for which the CPHR has avoided the
introduction/spread of ramorum in 5 MS
Type of
benefit
CPHR successful
for avoiding:
Countries
Plant
Susceptible area (in
number of plants/trees, ha)
FCEC 217