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price $/tonne<br />
5.4.2 Average prices <strong>for</strong> red wine grape varieties<br />
Average prices paid <strong>for</strong> red wine grapes grown in the Murray Valley (Figure 20) were collated<br />
from annual Wine <strong>Grape</strong> Crush Reports.<br />
The weighted average price <strong>for</strong> red varieties has decreased by $477/tonne since 1997.<br />
Figure 20: Average prices paid <strong>for</strong> red wine grape varieties ($/tonne) 1997 to 2014<br />
$1,100<br />
$1,000<br />
$900<br />
$800<br />
$700<br />
$600<br />
$500<br />
$400<br />
$300<br />
$200<br />
1997 2003 2006 2009 2014<br />
Red varieties 1997 2003 2006 2009 2014<br />
Cabernet Sauvignon<br />
Grenache<br />
Malbec<br />
Merlot<br />
Other red varieties<br />
Petit Verdot<br />
PinotNoir<br />
RubyCabernet<br />
Sangiovese<br />
Shiraz<br />
Tempranillo<br />
% of 2014<br />
crush<br />
Change<br />
1997-2014<br />
Cab. Sauvignon $1,051 $538 $362 $413 $328 27% -$722<br />
Cienna $576 0% -<br />
Grenache $578 $447 $356 $453 $249 0% -$329<br />
Malbec $695 $485 $409 $360 0% -$335<br />
Mataro $723 $320 $262 $238 $315 0% -$408<br />
Merlot $982 $596 $385 $381 $349 19% -$633<br />
Other reds 10 $431 $510 $472 $321 $461 0% +$30<br />
Petit Verdot $464 $321 $392 $290 2% -$174<br />
Pinot Noir $682 $509 $448 $475 $366 3% -$315<br />
Red Frontignac $841 $597 0% -$244<br />
Ruby Cabernet $848 $513 $270 $500 $422 2% -$91<br />
Sangiovese $494 $269 $402 $347 0% -$147<br />
Shiraz $1,023 $657 $399 $416 $323 44% -$700<br />
Tempranillo $513 $396 $460 $290 1% -$224<br />
Weighted average<br />
$/tonne<br />
$ 811 $ 586 $ 379 $ 407 $ 334 100% -$ 477<br />
10 Other red varieties includes; Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Italian varieties, Lagrein, Lambrusco<br />
Maestri, Tannat, Touriga <strong>and</strong> Zinf<strong>and</strong>al<br />
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