The state of world viticulture in 2008
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The statistics report of the OIV related to the state of world vitiviniculture in 2008: World wine consumption has been affected by the economic crisis and has decreased in 2008. World wine production remains at a relatively low level. Nevertheless, most large world exporter countries keep their ranking.
Paris (France), 7 April 2009
The state of world viniculture in 2008 has recorded the first effects of the world economic crisis. Within the framework of a global crisis, world wine consumption has recorded a drop of 2 Miohl in 2008 compared to 2007. This overall decrease is mainly due to a further decrease in consumption in traditional large producer and consumer European countries: France, Italy and Spain, in addition to Germany, according to OIV[1].
World areas under vines have also posted a decrease of 28 mha in 2008. The drop in community vineyards is due to vine grubbing up in European viticulture countries: definitive grubbing in France and restructuring of vineyards in recent EU member countries.
Global wine production in 2008, despite a considerable decrease in European production, particularly a substantial drop in French production, has recorded a slight increase of 1 Miohl. Nevertheless, 2008 global production level is similar to relatively low levels recorded in 2001, 2003 and 2007.
It is to be noted that despite the global economic crisis, the world wine market continues to grow in terms of volume. Almost all the large players, except France and Australia, have kept their ranking in 2008: Italy remains the world leader in volume of wine exported. The group of six new exporter countries (Southern hemisphere and the United States) has also continued to
grow.
« It is obvious that the world economic crisis has played a role in lowering overall demand. However, the world wine market has recorded the best results with volume increasing year by year: international trade represented 37% of world consumption in 2008 compared to 18% in the beginning of the 1980’s and 35% in 2006, which signifies that close to 37% of world wines are consumed outside their country of production », declared Federico Castellucci, the Director General of the OIV.
Within the framework of a global economic crisis and unprecedented market conditions, the 32nd Congress and the 7th General Assembly of the OIV will be held in Zagreb (Croatia), from 29 June to 3 July 2009, on the particularly appropriate theme: « Globalisation in Viticulture and in Oenology: trend and alternative ». The Congress commissions and sub-commissions shall review the means to adapt the international vitiviniculture sector to pressures arising from this global context (see the site www.oiv2009.hr).
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- The International Organisation of Vine and Wine is an intergovernmental
organisation of a scientific and technical nature for vine and vine-based products.
The Organisation has 44 Member states with the objective to harmonise
international vitiviniculture standards, promote scientific innovations in the sector
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