Grape Industry Analysis for Investment and Redevelopment

Hectares
7. Table grape industry analysis
7.1 Change in table grape plantings 1997 to 2014
New table grape plantings between 1997 and 2014 have predominantly been red grape varieties.
The proportion of red table grape plantings increased from 25% of 1997 table grape plantings to
57% of 2014 plantings.
The proportion of black table grape plantings increased slightly, from 2% of 1 997 plantings to 8%
of 2014 plantings, while white table grapes declined from 73% of 1997 plantings to just 36% of
2014 plantings.
Figure 42: Summary of bearing and non-bearing table grape plantings (hectares) 1997 to 2014
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Table grapes 1997 2003 2006 2009 2014
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Change
1997-2014
Black non-bearing 16 18 292 206 102 1% +86
Black bearing 80 73 73 342 568 6% +488
Red non-bearing 408 1,099 755 709 1,123 13% +715
Red bearing 991 1,728 2,569 2,744 3,835 44% +2,844
White non-bearing 486 728 528 180 445 5% -41
White bearing 3,558 4,038 3,823 3,139 2,682 31% -876
Total table grapes (ha) 5,540 7,685 8,040 7,320 8,755 100% +3,215
% Bearing 84% 76% 80% 85% 81%
% Non-bearing 16% 24% 20% 15% 19%
% Black grapes 2% 1% 5% 7% 8%
% Red grapes 25% 37% 41% 47% 57%
% White grapes 73% 62% 54% 45% 36%
White non-bearing
White bearing
Red non-bearing
Red bearing
Black non-bearing
Black bearing
Note: Grape varieties for 38% of 2014 non-bearing plantings were not recorded. Hence, 2014
non-bearing figures in Figure 42 and Figure 43 are extrapolated from 62% of recorded varieties
and are indicative only. All other figures have been extrapolated with at least 80% of varieties
recorded.
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