Australia: Wine Export Report (October 2008)

Solid growth in Australian wine exports to Asia again proved the highlight for the MAT export figures ended October 2008.  Value shipped to Asia increased by 6% to A$268 million and stand-out performers driving the growth were China (up A$12 million or 21%) and Hong Kong (up A$6 million or 19%) with other Asian markets of Thailand, Japan and the Philippines also seeing value growth during the reported period.

In the year ended October 2008, there was a reduction in total volume of Australian wine exported to 693 million litres. The average price lessened marginally to A$3.65 per litre, and overall value was reported at A$2.53 billion.

A 19% increase in the bulk wine average price, saw it reach A$1.25 per litre. However, the impact of this bulk wine price increase was lessened by the consequent smaller share of bulk wine in the total export profile and an 8% decline in the bottled average price to A$4.41 per litre.

winefacts reports available:

AWBC produce monthly export reports designed to assist industry in monitoring the latest trends and changes in Australian export performances. Free to levy payers and available to broader industry via winefacts, this monthly export report is drawn from the AWBC’s internal databases, and forms one of several key export reports available.

AWBC Wine Export Approval Report,15 pages $30 or 7 page summary free.

Export Volume Growth by Price Point Report, 1 page $100.

Country in Focus ? Germany, 1 page $50.