Based on Corriere Vitivinicolo (Unione Italian Vini) research, the general trend of the main import and export Countries, considering the first six month of the year, will be positive. The total for 2013 will be 35 billions USD with +5% respect 2012.
We expect all the market sectors with positive trends: the highest percentage (+10%) for bulk wine also thanks to price rise after 2012 harvest, situation that be spread with 2013 harvest.
Same trend also for bottled wines with 24,9 billions USD (+5%) and sparkling wines with a positive preview of +3/4% with 5,8 billions euro.
The low production of 2010 and 2012 bring a rise of price: referring to bottled wine between 2012 and 2013 we will gain around 5 billions USD, considering bulk wine the positive balance will be 1,2 billions USD.
If Italy will register the same trend of the first six months. At the end of the year we will register an export quote of 900 millions USD (+15%) with an extra 2 points percentage of share respect the international market (16%). To the other side, France, with +2% annual growth, will register a decrease of 1% respect the world situation (55%)
Based on Coldiretti research (ISTAT data on foreign market on first 2013 four months) the best result respect the foreign market is for the sparkling wine where the request rise for 19% on 2013. More than 50% of the turnover is realize on European Union market, where wine export growth of 10% the same quote of the US market. Germany is still the first market for the Italian wine with +13% but the export for the Italian wine is growing also in France (+12%) and UK (+8%). A real explosion in sales was register in Russia where Italian wine sales rise for 32%. Record sales also in Austria (+30%)
