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Hectares<br />

7.3 Table grape plantings yet to come into production<br />

Figure 46 shows the proportion of bearing <strong>and</strong> non-bearing table grape plantings in 2014 by<br />

seasonality.<br />

The main non-bearing (less than three years old) plantings comprise 885 hectares of mid to late<br />

season red grapes. The 885 hectares of mid to late season red grapes are Crimson Seedless (865<br />

ha) <strong>and</strong> PBR varieties (20 ha) as shown in Figure 47.<br />

Figure 46: Seasonality of bearing <strong>and</strong> non-bearing table grape varieties in 2014<br />

3,500<br />

Early<br />

Early-<br />

Mid<br />

Mid<br />

Mid-<br />

Late<br />

Late<br />

3,000<br />

2,500<br />

2,000<br />

1,500<br />

1,000<br />

500<br />

White non-bearing<br />

White bearing<br />

Red non-bearing<br />

Red bearing<br />

Black non-bearing<br />

Black bearing<br />

0<br />

Table grapes in 2014 Early<br />

Early-<br />

Mid-<br />

% of 2014<br />

Mid<br />

Late Total<br />

Mid<br />

Late<br />

total ha<br />

Black non-bearing - 6 65 - 31 102 1%<br />

Black bearing - 132 39 7 391 568 6%<br />

Red non-bearing 78 - 160 885 - 1,123 13%<br />

Red bearing 306 - 998 2,530 - 3,835 44%<br />

White non-bearing 95 - 200 - 150 445 5%<br />

White bearing 825 - 1,672 5 179 2,682 31%<br />

Total table grapes (ha) 1,304 138 3,135 3,427 751 8,755<br />

% Bearing 87% 96% 86% 74% 76%<br />

% Non-bearing 13% 4% 14% 26% 24%<br />

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