Grape Industry Analysis for Investment and Redevelopment

weighted averag eprice ($/tonne)
6.4 Dried grape prices 1997 to 2014
Weighted average prices ($ per dried tonne) paid for dried grapes purchased from the Murray
Valley are shown in Figure 34. The weighted average price takes into account the proportion of
fruit received as 5-crown, 4-crown and 3-crown, light or dark.
Consolidated data were provided by Sunbeam Foods and Horticulture Australia with the
exception of 2014 values which are estimates as advised by Dried Fruits Australia. 2014 was a
poor season for Sultanas with only a small proportion of the crop classed as light colour and the
majority being 4 crown brown at $1,700/tonne.
Figure 34:
Weighted average price ($/dried tonne) for dried grape fruit from 1997 to 2013 13 , and
estimated prices for 2014
1997 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$2,200
$2,000
$1,800
$1,600
$1,400
$1,200
$1,000
sultanas Sunmuscat Currants other Raisins
1997 2003 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Sultana $1,390 $1,323 $1,203 $1,252 $1,758 $1,758 $1,726 $1,609 $1,941 $1,701 $1,700
Sunmuscat $1,390 $1,323 $1,285 $1,385 $1,850 $1,820 $1,820 $1,820 $1,880 $1,704 $1,700
Currants $1,557 $1,869 $1,280 $1,280 $1,289 $1,754 $1,759 $1,581 $2,133 $1,776 $1,675
Raisins $1,750 $1,700 $1,625 $1,625 $1,650 $1,825 $1,825 $1,825 $1,965 $1,900 $1,736
Other $1,203 $1,600 $1,600 $1,600 $1,600 $1,600 $1,700
Ave. $/dried
tonne
$1,431 $1,412 $1,234 $1,286 $1,752 $1,767 $1,742 $1,646 $1,953 $1,725 $1,699
13 Consolidated data sourced from Horticulture Australia.
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