Grape Industry Analysis for Investment and Redevelopment

price ($/ dried tonne)
hectares (bearing and
non bearing)
price $/ dried tonne
hectares (bearing
and non bearing)
price ($/dried tonne)
hecatres (bearing
and non bearing)
price ($/dried tonne)
hectares (bearing
and non bearing)
6.4.1 Trends in dried grape plantings as prices fluctuate
The charts in Figure 35 track changes from 1997 to 2014 of average prices and corresponding
planted area (hectares) of sultanas, sunmuscat, currants and raisins. Sunmuscat has been the
preferred variety for new or redeveloped dried grape plantings.
Figure 35:
Trends in planted hectares of dried grapes as prices fluctuate
$2,000
1997 2003 2006 2009 2014
sultanas (hectares)
sultanas ($/tonne)
8,000
$1,500
6,000
$1,000
4,000
$500
2,000
$-
$2,000
sunmuscat (hectares)
sunmuscat ($/tonne)
-
1,000
$1,500
750
$1,000
500
$500
250
$-
$2,000
currants (hectares)
currants ($/tonne)
0
1,000
$1,500
750
$1,000
$500
$-
$2,000
500
250
0
1,000
$1,500
raisins (hectares)
raisins ($/tonne)
750
$1,000
500
$500
250
$-
Sultana
Sunmuscat
Currant
Raisin
1997 2003 2006 2009 2014
6,967 5,050 4,021 2,586 2,393 hectares
$ 1,390 $ 1,323 $ 1,203 $ 1,758 $ 1,700 price ($/dried t)
17 362 428 480 606 hectares
$ 1,390 $ 1,323 $ 1,285 $ 1,820 $ 1,700 price ($/dried t)
509 443 530 371 387 hectares
$ 1,557 $ 1,869 $ 1,280 $ 1,754 $ 1,675 price ($/dried t)
443 266 248 196 181 hectares
$1,750 $ 1,700 $ 1,625 $ 1,825 $ 1,736 price ($/dried t)
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