The report covers the areas under vines, grape production, wine production and consumption, and wine import and export volumes.
In 2018:
•The world's winegrowing area represents 7.4 kha
•Global grape production reaches 78 mt.
Global table grape production is of 27.3 mt.
Global dried grape production is of 1.3 mt.
•World wine production (excluding juice and must) is estimated at 292 mhl.
World wine consumption is estimated at 246 mhl.
World trade in wine accounts for 108 mhl in volume and 31 bn EUR in value.
The director general of the OIV has also presented the OIV Focus 2019: Industrial Use of Wine.
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During this interview, Pau Roca recalled the fundamental missions of the OIV and its specificities in a globalised sector marked by an international regulatory framework inspired by or founded on the recommendations and expertise of the Organisation.
The Minister emphasised the importance of maintaining a balance between the different inclinations that may be expressed within the OIV. Didier Guillaume also conveyed the interest of France, as the host country of the Organisation, in marking the centenary of the OIV in 2024. This could see the convening of a Ministerial Conference on the major issues of the global viticultural sector.
Pau Roca also indicated the importance of the strategic axes implemented by the OIV with regard to sustainability, which meet the expectations expressed by the Minister in terms of the development of the agro-ecological transition, for which viticulture should play a promoting role.
© Cheick Saidou / agriculture.gouv.fr.
