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The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) has announced its forecast for the world wine harvest. According to Jean-Marie Aurand, Director General of the OIV, wine production this year amounts to 246.7 million hectolitres, a decrease of 8.2% compared to last year. This is the lowest volume of wine produced for half a century, Aurand said. The background to the considerable harvest losses was above all storm damage in Europe.

According to the OIV, Italy is still the country that produces the most wine in the world, although the production volume fell by 23 per cent to 39.3 million hectolitres compared to 2016. France follows in second and third place with 36.7 million hectolitres (minus 19 percent) and Spain with 33.5 million hectolitres (minus 15 percent). At 8.1 million hectolitres, Germany has to accept a drop of ten percent compared to 2016. According to OIV data, growth in the volume of wine produced in Europe is only recorded in Portugal (6.6 million hectolitres), Romania (5.3 million hectolitres), Hungary (2.9 million hectolitres) and Austria (2.4 million hectolitres).

For the United States, the OIV expects another high level of production at 23.3 million hectolitres (down 1%), although the estimates do not yet take into account the damage caused by the severe forest fires in California. South Africa is also maintaining its high production level with 10.8 million hectolitres (plus two percent), as are Australia with 13.9 million hectolitres (plus six percent) and New Zealand with 2.9 million hectolitres (despite minus nine percent).

Following the low 2016 harvest volumes, the OIV believes that the signs in South America are also pointing to growth again in 2017. Argentina is recording a 25 per cent increase in wine production to 11.8 million hectolitres, Brazil is producing 3.4 million hectolitres (up 169 per cent after the very small 2016 harvest), while Chile is only producing 9.5 million hectolitres (down six per cent).

The OIV currently estimates global wine consumption in 2017 at 243.2 million hectolitres.

(CS / Press release; Picture: OIV)

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