Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism
Answered by:
Hon Ivan Meyer
Question Number:
18
Question Body:
Hon Masipa
(a) What are the latest projections for the 2025 table and wine grape harvest season by volume, (b) what quantities are expected to be exported and (c) what is the expected value of these exports?
Answer Body:
(a) The latest projection for table grapes in 2025 is ±78 million 4.5 kg equivalent cartons. Wine grapes are projected to produce an estimated 1.1 million tons in 2025, which is equivalent to 924.5 million gross litres of wine.
- The expected quantities of table grapes for exports are estimated at ±73.3 million 4.5 kg equivalent cartons. The estimated total litres of wine to be exported are 300 million, 179.1 million litres of bulked wine, and 120.8 million litres of packaged wine.
- The anticipated value for the estimated table grape exports is R10 billion. The wine industry will generate an anticipated value of R10.4 billion for estimated exports.
Date:
Friday, March 7, 2025
