About the report
The Australian Wine Export Report produced by Wine Australia, is a summary report and analysis of total exports of Australian wine. It includes highlights of the latest export volume and value statistics by destination market, container type and variety.
The report is updated quarterly. Reports from previous quarters are also available. See also the Australian wine export monitor and the State Export Reports.
Export Summmary
The latest export report (year ending March 2022) shows that, in the 12 months to March 2022, the value of Australian wine exports decreased by 26 per cent to $2.05 billion and volume decreased by 13 per cent to 628 million litres. The average value of exports declined by 15 per cent to $3.27 per litre.
Excluding mainland China, exports increased in value by 7 per cent to $2.03 billion but volume declined by 6 per cent to 623 million litres. The average value increased by 11 per cent to $3.26 per litre. The top seven contributors to the value growth were (in order of contribution) – Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, India, Japan and Taiwan.
The value of wine exported in glass bottles decreased by 30 per cent to $1.51 billion in total value while average value per litre decreased by 10 per cent to $6.55. Volume decreased by 23 per cent to 231 million litres.
Unpackaged wine exports decreased by 11 per cent in value to $515 million and decreased 6 per cent in volume to 389 million litres. The average price of unpackaged wine decreased by 4 per cent to $1.32 per litre.
In the year ended March 2022, Australian exporters shipped wine to 111 destination markets, compared with 110 in the previous year.
The top five markets by value were:
- UK, down 2 per cent to $449 million,
- USA, down 4 per cent to $416 million,
- Hong Kong, up 24 per cent to $184,
- Canada, down 13 per cent to $171 million, and
- Singapore, up 96 per cent to $168 million.
The top five markets by volume were:
- UK, down 6 per cent to 246 million litres,
- USA, down 5 per cent to 127 million litres,
- Canada, down 7 per cent to 51 million litres,
- Germany, down 8 per cent to 34 million litres, and
- New Zealand, up 6 per cent to 33 million litres
Download the Export Report MAT March 2022
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