Vendemmia 2013, nuovi aggiornamenti

Are still temporary European commission on wine production data but register positive trends. We foresee 169 millions hectoliters of wine with a rise of 11,5% compare with 2012.

The highest  growth percentage is register in Spain, Hungary and Romania; good result also for Italy and France.

The biggest producers, Italy and France, that in 2012 registered the lowest level of the last 40 years, register, in this year, a rise of 2% (46,5 millions hectoliters) and 7% (44,5 millions hectoliters). Spain increase for 26% with 43 millions hectoliters. The great climate condition help to grow the production in Romania (+65% with 5,9 millions hectoliters) and Hungary (+44% with 2,6 millions hectoliters). Considering the biggest producers, just Germany register a stop in the production with 9 millions hectoliters. Difficult situation in Cyprus where the production decrease for 15% (95.000 hl), Bulgaria (-2% with 1,3 millions hectoliters) and Slovenia (-4% with 0,65 millions hectoliters). Portugal register a rise of 7% (6,7 hl) and Croatia with 1,4 millions hectoliters will register a growth of 10%. Greece and Austria register a positive trend with +19% (3,7 millions hectoliters) and 11% (with 2,4 millions hectoliters)