Global state of conditions report: developments and trends

Slight growth in the global areas under vines (7554 kha, + 8 kha): China is now second in the world in terms of its vineyard surface area, with nearly 800 kha
World wine production is at a good average (279 mhl), after the high volumes in 2013 (291 mhl)
Global wine consumption in 2014, estimated at 240 mhl, dropped slightly by 2.4 mhl compared with 2013, within an overall context of stabilisation since 2009
In 2014, the world wine trade continued to increase in terms of volume (104 mhl, +2%) to reach a stable value of 26bn EUR
Early estimates of the 2015 harvest: a slight decline in the southern hemisphere