Grape Industry Analysis for Investment and Redevelopment

Value of grapes
($ million dollars)
4.3 Value of grape production in the Murray Valley
Figure 4 summarises crop values for wine grapes (Figure 22), dried grapes (Figure 36) and table
grapes (Figure 51) and provides an estimate of the total value of the grape industry in the Murray
Valley region from 1997 to 2014.
Crop value of Murray Valley grape production increased by 39% ($101 million); from $261 million
in 1997 to $362 million in 2014.
Wine grapes account for 35% of the 2014 Murray Valley grape crop value, dried grape fruit 9%
and table grapes 56%.
Figure 4: Crop value ($ million) of Murray Valley wine, table and dried grapes 1997 to 2014
$400
1997 2003 2006 2009 2014
$300
$143 $183
$180 $202
Total table
$200
$100
$117
$41
$103
$25
$184
$36
$30 $31
$155 $139 $129
Total dried
Total wine
$0
Grapes 1997 2003 2006 2009 2014
% of 2014
total
Change
1997-2014
White wine $79.8 $101.6 $87.1 $72.3 $70.3 19% - $9.4
Red wine $23.0 $82.4 $68.3 $66.3 $59.0 16% + $36.1
Total wine value $102.7 $184.0 $155.3 $138.6 $129.4 + $26.6
Sultanas $33.3 $18.2 $27.9 $21.9 $18.8 5% - $14.5
Sunmuscat - $1.2 $2.3 $2.9 $5.5 2% + $4.3
Raisins $3.4 $2.2 $2.1 $2.0 $1.9 1% - $1.5
Currants $4.5 $3.8 $3.4 $3.5 $4.2 1% - $0.3
Other - $0.1 $0.1 $0.0 $0.1 0% + 0.0
Total dried value $41.2 $25.4 $35.9 $30.4 $30.6 - $10.6
White table $90.6 $94.6 $98.8 $73.6 $58.6 16% - $32.0
Red table $25.0 $46.8 $81.3 $94.3 $123.2 34% + $98.2
Black table $1.7 $2.0 $2.4 $12.3 $20.3 6% + $18.6
Total table value $117.3 $143.3 $182.5 $180.3 $202.1 + $84.8
Murray Valley
income ($ million)
$261 $353 $374 $349 $362 100% + $101
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