positive, with exports considerably exceeding
imports.
Wine Exports from Australia
Australia has emerged as one of the top
wine exporters in recent years. Though,
in 2021, the total value and volume of
Australian wine exports declined significantly
during the year on account
of a number of external factors. The
country registered a decline of 30 percent
in value to AUD 2.03 billion and a
17 percent decrease in volume to 619
million liters. Bulk wines, which represents
a 51 percent share of export volume,
increased significantly in both
cent above the previous year’s production
and 22 percent above the 10-year
average.
Production of red wine was 854 million
liters or 95 million 9-liter cases, making
up 58 percent of production and increasing
its share by one percentage
point since 2019–20. Red wine production
was 40 percent above 2019–20 and
32 percent above the 10-year average.
White wine production was 628 million
liters (70 million cases), an increase
of 27 percent compared with last year
and 10 percent above the 10-year average.
Based on these figures and preliminary
estimates from the International
Organization of Vine and Wine
(OIV), Australia was the fifth largest
wine producer in the world, accounting
for 5.7 percent of the 2021 harvest.
Total sales volume decreased by 4 percent
to 1.17 billion liters or 130 million
cases, with both exports and domestic
sales declining. Domestic wine sales
accounted for 41 percent of total sales
volume, the largest share since 2013–14.
The country has a total of 65 wineproducing
regions including the Hunter
Valley in NSW, Barossa Valley in
South Australia, and the Yarra Valley
in Victoria which produce more than
10 million hectoliters of wine annually.
Major wine varieties in Australia include
the red varieties Shiraz, Cabernet
Sauvignon, and Merlot and white
varieties Chardonnay, Semillon, and
Sauvignon Blanc.
Small winemakers (crushing up to
500 tons) make up the largest group
of wine businesses in the sector. It is
estimated that small winemakers
contribute eight percent to the Australian
winegrape crush, sell an estimated
$1.3 billion of wine and account
for 35 percent of domestic sales value
and 10 percent of export sales value.
Despite the high quality and steady
demand for domestic wine, imported
wines remain popular with the majority
of imported wine coming from New
Zealand and France. Nevertheless, the
trade balance of wine in Australia is
volume (11 percent ) and in value (14
percent) compared to 2019.
In the year ending in December 2021,
Australian exporters shipped wine to
112 destination markets, compared with
114 the year before. The most significant
growth came from exports to
Southeast Asia, up 53 percent to AUD
262 million, but also from other Asian
markets such as India (up 81 percent),
and the Middle East (up 22 percent).
This growth was offset by a decline in
exports to Northeast Asia, down 72 percent
to AUD 348 million, and North
America, down 9 percent to AUD 569
million.
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