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Alcohol output in November 2010
Grape Wine Production 18.1% Up To 1.6 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 38.3% Up To 657,500 Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 3.8% To 393,000 Decaliters
Vodka Production 23.5% Up To 4.3 Million Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Down By
38.1% To 0.4 Million Decaliters
22.12.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Ukrspyrt To Improve
Quality Of Spirit For Vodka Production
Ukrspyrt, the state enterprise of spirit and liquor-and-vodka
production industry, is intended to improve quality
of spirit for production of liquor and vodka,
Ukrspyrt Director-General Ihor Sukhonosov has
announced in an interview with Uriadovyi Kurier
newspaper. At the moment 4% of etheraldehyde cut
(crude alcohol purification by-product, output
in the form of fusel and volatile oils) are skimmed
from 100% of the spirits made, while Ukrspyrt
plans to introduce a technology for skimming 20%
of etheraldehyde cut from spirits, which the state
enterprise plans processing into window washer
and other alcohol-containing goods. Besides, Ukrspart
plans to change the process of preparation of
raw materials for production of spirits. "Grain
at the early stage will be separated into several
groups and the best one will be used for making
food-grade alcohol," the director-general
stressed.
Sukhonosov notes, improvement of quality of spirit
production will inevitable entail higher costs
of the production process and of the ready goods,
although he says at the moment the spirit price
is fixed and the enterprise is negotiating new
contracts for 2011 and fulfilling current contracts
at the actual cost of produce. The state enterprise
leadership is in talks with the liquor and vodka
manufacturers about further cost advancement.
"This will be ideal spirit. Let's see if
our companies [liquor and vodka] are ready for
such quality improvement," Sukhonosov remarked.
20.12.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Wine output 46% up in
ten months
Ukraine increased wine production by 46% in
the first ten months of 2010 compared to the same
period of 2009, to 25 million decaliters. Brandy
production rose by 2.1% to 2.5 million decaliters.
The sale of wine on Ukraine's domestic market
in the first ten months of 2010 grew by 48% to
24.9 million dal, champagne and sparkling wine
by 0.2% to 3.3 million dal, and brandy by 1.9%
to 2.4 million dal. Wine exports rose by 21.2%
to 900,000 dal. Wine producers exported 70,000
dal of brandy and over 430,000 dal of champagne
and sparkling wine.
02.12.2010 Source: State Tax Administration of
Ukraine
Wine imports on rise
Wine imports to Ukraine in 2010 increased significantly
after 2009. According to the manufacturers, a
growth of imports in 2010 is due to the deficit
of wine caused by adverse weather conditions in
the country both in winter and summer. In the
first 9 months of 2010 Ukraine imported 1.450
million decaliters of bottled wine and about 2
million decaliters of wine-making materials. During
the same period the country consumed 24.7 million
dal of wine, incl. table wine (both imported and
domestic).
26.11.2010 Source: Ukrinform / National Bureau
of Grapes and Wine
Alcohol output in October
2010
Grape Wine Production 1.9% Down To 1.4 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 12.8% Up To 475,300 Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 24.9% To 378,700 Decaliters
Vodka Production 58.3% Up To 3.5 Million Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Down By
41.7% To 0.6 Million Decaliters
23.11.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Parliament raises excise
rates on alcohol
The Verkhovna Rada has approved the increase in
excise duties on spirit, alcoholic drinks and
tobacco, which should come into force on January
1, 2011. Excise rates on alcoholic beverages are
to be increased by 6.9% or UAH 2.72, to UAH 42.12
per liter of 100% spirit. Excise duties on fortified
wine and vermouth are to rise from UAH 2 to UAH
2.14 per liter, and on sparkling wine from UAH
2.9 to UAH 3.1 per liter.
18.11.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Wine exports up 25%
in nine months
Wine exports from Ukraine grew by 25.3% in
the first nine months of 2010 YoY to more than
0.8 million decaliters. Wine producers sold 0.05
million dal of cognac and over 0.35 million dal
of champagne and sparkling wines. Compared to
January-September 2009, the production of cognac
rose by 1% to more than 2.1 million dal, and wine
by 52.8% to more than 23.8 million dal. In general,
wine production in January-September 2010 totaled
over 3.3 million dal of champagne and sparkling
wines. In January-September 2010, the sale of
cognac on the domestic market rose by 0.7% YoY
to more than 2 million dal, champagne and sparkling
wines by 2.4% to more than 2.8 million dal, and
wine by 54.6% to more than 23.4 million dal.
03.11.2010 Source: NRCU / State Tax Administration
(STA)
Ukraine will protect
its wines from falsification
The Verkhovna Rada adopted as a basis the bill
amending the law on grapes and grape wine, which
proposes introduction of clear definition of terms
in the domestic viticulture and winemaking, clarification
and specification of a number of provisions in
existing legislation to combat the counterfeiting
of wine production.
In particular, wines, which have historical prototype
and are prepared with special techniques, should
be called special-type wines. In this case, the
names of those wines should bear the name of the
prototype: Sherry, Port, Madeira, Nutmeg, Cahors,
Malaga, etc.
Wine of improved quality, produced by a special
technology of the selected grape varieties or
their mixtures, with obligatory aging in oak barrels
before bottling over at least 6 months, should
be called ordinary mellow.
The bill stipulates that the planting of vineyards
for wine is permitted only in wine-making areas
with zoned or promising varieties of grapes.
For the production of wines and brandies in Ukraine,
according to the document, technical grape varieties
shall be used to meet state standards. It is not
allowed to direct manufacturers to mix in processing
the European grapes with labruska varieties and
hybrids.
Table grapes can be used for the production of
ordinary wines. For the production of wines and
brandies in Ukraine it is allowed to use table
grapes, if their content of sugars and other quality
indicators comply with the requirements to technical
varieties of grapes.
02.11.2010 Source: Ukrinform
12% of wine products
not meeting requirements of regulatory documents
Almost 12% of wine products checked by state
supervision experts from the State Committee of
Ukraine for Technical Regulation and Consumer
Policy over the first nine months of 2010 do not
meet the requirements of regulatory documents.
Committee experts inspected 411,500 decaliters
of wine products. Nearly 50,000 decaliters of
wine products did not meet the requirements of
regulatory documentation in terms of physical,
chemical and organoleptic figures, appearance,
and storage conditions. In addition, among widespread
violations were the absence of quality certificates
and the violation of requirements for the labeling
and packaging of products. State supervision experts
banned the sale of 84 batches and 41 types of
wine products.
01.11.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Ukrainians drink more
wine
Wine consumption in Ukraine is growing every
year, the International Bureau of Wine and Brandy
reported. They estimate that in 2010 the volume
of wine consumption in Ukraine may reach about
7.4 liters per person, while in 2009 it was 6.6
liters, and in 2008 just 6 liters. At the same
time, the Ukrainian market of wine consumption
is significantly below consumption rates in other
countries. The world leaders by wine consumption
are the French. Their annual rate is 51.5 liters
of wine per person. Among the world's top five
there are also Portugal (45.2 liters), Italy (43.8
liters), Switzerland (38.3 liters) and Denmark
(32.2 liters).
29.10.2010 Source: NRCU
Alcohol output in September
2010
Grape Wine Production 72.8% Down To 1.4 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 3.1% Up To 421,200 Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 26.2% To 303,000 Decaliters
Vodka Production 54.5% Down To 2.2 Million Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Up By 3.8%
To 1 Million Decaliters
22.10.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Ukraine topped the list
of Georgian wine customers
Through September, Georgian wine exports increased
by almost 40% YoY to 10.1 million bottles, according
to the Agriculture Ministry. Ukraine topped the
list of Georgian wine customers, taking 52% of
total exports, followed by Kazakhstan and Belarus.
21.10.2010 Source: Tbilisi - Bloomberg
Wine producers of Odessa
region to explore foreign markets
Odesa Regional State Administration Foreign Economy
and European Integration Department has prepared
The pilot project of the Foreign Market Exploration
Programme by Wine-Producing Companies of Odesa
Region 2011-2013. "Wine making is one of
the most important sectors in Odesa Oblast. We
are growing about 45% of the total amount of grapes
in Ukraine. The aim of the Programme is to assist
the wine-making companies exploring foreign wine
markets. To achieve this, Foreign Economy and
European Integration Department has developed
and evaluated the resource base, their capacity
and problems", Chief of Department Sergiy
Tetiukhin said.
19.10.2010 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Wine output 62% up
Over 8 months of 2010, grape wine production in
Ukraine increased by 62.3% compared with the corresponding
period last year. The output of grape wines reached
more than 22.4 million decaliters (+62.3%). In
particular, during January-August 2010, the production
of cognac exceeded 1.8 million dal, champagne
and sparkling wine 2.8 million dal.
The volumes of sale of wine products on the domestic
market are: cognac - more than 1.7 million dal,
champagne and sparkling wines - more than 2.4
million dal (+2%), grape wines - more than 22.3
million dal (+66.9%). The sale of grape wines
for export in January-August 2010 increased by
25.5% YoY, and amounted to more than 0.7 million
dal.
14.10.2010 Source: State Tax Administration of
Ukraine
Vodka Producers
Consider Increase Of Minimum Retail Price Of Vodka
By 17% To UAH 21 Per Bottle As Justified
07.10.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Spirit Exports 90.9%
Up To 1.1 Million Liters In August
07.10.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Crimea will cooperate
with French region of Languedoc-Roussillon
The agreement on trade, economic, scientific,
technical and cultural cooperation has been signed
between the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (southern
Ukraine) and the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Signing of the document will promote cooperation
in various directions and more investment from
France (Crimea received about USD 18 million of
direct investment from France over 6 months of
2010).
The head of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, Georges
Freche, called three areas for bilateral cooperation:
the policy of water use, tourism and transport
sector. Another area where it is possible to share
experiences is winemaking. After all, Montpellier
is the world viniculture center, Georges Freche
noted. "I believe that wine industry is the
future of the Crimea. So for starters, you can
start working on adaptation of Crimean wines to
European tastes, since, in our opinion, Crimean
wines are little bit too sweet," he said.
05.10.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Alcohol output in August
2010
Grape Wine Production 52.1% Up To 5.2 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 2 Times Up To 408,500 Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 1.3% To 240,000 Decaliters
Vodka Production 47.7% Up To 4.9 Million Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Down By
5.7% To 982,000 Decaliters
17.09.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
UkrVodka: alcoholic
beverages to further rise in price
UkrVodka Association, which incorporates the largest
producers of alcoholic beverages, predicts a further
rise in price of this product. According to UkrVodka
director Ivan Zholner, the rise in prices for
final consumers is due to increased taxes and
the increase in price of components needed to
produce alcoholic beverages. In particular, on
September 1 the government increased excise duty
up to UAH 39.4 per one liter of 100% ethanol,
which enhanced the tax pressure on the companies
of the industry.
15.09.2010 Source: UkVodka
Alcohol production on
decline
In January-July 2010, the production of alcoholic
drinks in Ukraine decreased compared to the same
period in 2009. The largest drop is recorded in
vodka and liqueurs output. Cognac production remained
at the level of the same period in 2009 - 1.4
million dal. The production of vodka and other
strong alcoholic beverages for the first 7 months
of 2010 fell down by 11.6% to 22.7 million dal.
The output of liqueurs, sweet liqueurs, alcoholic
liquors reduced by 12.6% to 6.9 million dal.
19.08.2010 Source: State Statistics Committee
of Ukraine
Alcohol output in July
2010
Grape Wine Production 22.6% Up To 3.4 Million
Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 11% To 237,100
Decaliters
Champagne Production 11.6% Down To 204,000
Decaliters
Vodka Production 13.7% Down To 3.3 Million
Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Up
By 8.3% To
1 Million Decaliters
18.08.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Growth of production
of alcoholic beverages due to demand
The production and sale of alcoholic beverages
grew up in Ukraine. In the first half of the year,
19.3 million decaliters (dal) of vodka and 5.9
million dal of liquors were produced. More than
21.6 million dal of vodka and liquors were sold
in Ukraine during this period, and more than 3.6
million dal were exported. Licenses for the production
of alcoholic beverages have been issued to 229
entities. In H1 of 2010, the production of grape
wines rose by 27.8% YoY up to 13.3 million dal.,
more than 1.3 million dal of cognac, 1.88 million
dal of champagne and sparkling wines were bottled.
1.5 million dal of champagne and sparkling wines,
almost 1.3 million dal of cognac, about 11.9 million
dal of grape wines (+24.5% YoY) were sold on the
domestic market. 0.03 million dal of cognac, over
0.2 million dal of champagne and sparkling wines
were exported. The export of wines increased by
29.1% to 0.5 million dal.
09.08.2010 Source: State Tax Administration
Experts say heat making
high-quality grapes yield
The current heat in Ukraine is contributing
to the formation of high-quality grape yield ,
Viacheslav Ponomariov, Vice President of the Association
of Winegrowers and Winemakers of Ukraine (AWWU),
told the press in Kiev. According to his forecasts,
Ukraine can harvest about 300 tons of grapes this
year. Anatoliy Koghan, marketing director for
Alef-Vinal LLC, also believes that the current
weather conditions in Ukraine have a favorable
effect on the grape harvest. At the same time,
he expressed concern that in case of rain grapes
can crack and worsen quality. Winemakers also
pointed out that in the winter and spring of this
year's weather conditions were not favorable for
the formation of the harvest, but losses were
small.
In 2009 Ukraine increased the yield of grapes
by 13% YoY up to 468,700 tons.
04.08.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Cabinet raises excise
taxes on cigarettes, alcohol again
The Cabinet of Ministers decided to increase
excise duty on alcoholic drinks by 6.9% or 2.72
UAH to 42.12 UAH per liter of 100% spirit, and
on cigarettes with filter by 6.9% from January1,
2011. Excise tax on fortified wines and vermouth
in 2011 will grow from 2 to 2.14 UAH per liter,
sparkling wine from 2.9 to 3.1 UAH per liter,
cider and perry from 0.39 to 0.42 UAH per liter,
spirit and alcoholic beverages from 39.4 to 42.14
UAH per liter of 100% spirit.
31.07.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Ukraine may demand compensation
for refusal from "champagne", "cognac"
names
Ukraine will demand financial and material
compensation for the refusal from "geographic
names" of products, namely champagne and
cognac, Agrarian Minister Mykola Prysiazhniuk
has said. At the same time, he denied reports
that Ukraine will surely have to give up such
names as "champagne" and "cognac"
to join free trade zone.
26.07.2010 Source: nrcu
Production of alcoholic
beverages down by 18% in H1
Ukraine's alcoholic beverage industry in the
first half of 2010 produced 25 million decaliters
(dal) of alcohol, incl. 19 million dal of vodka.
Nearly 4 million dal of alcohol were exported,
including 3 million dal of vodka. The production
of alcoholic beverages declined by 18% YoY. Exports
of alcoholic beverages increased by 16%, in particular
vodka by 21%.
The decline in production is observed from July
last year, since the introduction of excise tax
rates of UAH 34 per 1 liter of 100% ethanol. This
trend continued in 2010.
23.07.2010 Source: Ukrvodka Association
Odesa region expects
grapes harvest 20% down against forecasted yield
Grapes harvest this year will be 20% down
against the estimated yield, Ivan Panchyshyn,
Odesa Regional State Administration's CEO, told.
This year we expect to harvest 140 tons of grapes
against 160-165 tons as estimated, he said. Temperature
difference, rains and hail affected the harvest
volume. A great number of vineyards were frost-bitten
in winter. The vine dramatically suffered compared
with the rest of the crop.
14.07.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Alcohol output in June
2010
Grape Wine Production 1.2% Up To 2.8 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 46.3% Up To 230,600 Decaliters
Cognac Production Down By 7.1% To 214,000
Decaliters
Vodka Production 2.8% Down To 3.8 Million
Decaliters
12.07.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Ukraine boosts hard
liquor exports by 18% in five months
Ukraine exported over 3 million decaliters
of hard liquors and vodka in January - May 2010,
which was 18% up YoY. Vodka exports grew by 22%
to 2.6 million. dal. Production of hard liquors
and vodka in January - May 2010 went down by 12%
(to 20 million dal), incl. the production of vodka
- 9.6% down (to 15.5 million dal).
"The sector is going through difficult times,
and hasn't yet recovered from last year's sharp
increase in excise duties. Both heavy taxation
and a decline in solvent demand affected the production,
and a forthcoming increase in excise tax rates
doesn't encourage companies to boost output,"
reads the report citing Ukrvodka Director Ivan
Zholner. As reported, Ukraine increased the excise
rates on ethyl alcohol, liquors and vodka as of
July 1, 2009. In particular, the excise duty on
hard liquors and vodka grew by 58%, to UAH 34
per liter of 100% alcohol.
29.06.2010 Source: Ukrvodka Association
UkrSpirt: Ukraine's
alcoholic beverage industry facing major reformation
Ukraine's spirits industry in the second half
of 2010 will see a substantial reformation, Ihor
Sukhonosov, president of the State Concern of
Spirits and Alcoholic Beverage Industry "UkrSpirt",
has said. The priority reforms will be aimed at
improving the efficiency of operation, financial
restructuring and technological upgrading of spirits
industry companies in Ukraine.
"The Ukrainian spirits industry has enormous
economic potential. Our main task is to implement
it and make the industry one of the most profitable
branches of the sector. For this, some enterprises
will be repurposed for the production of bio-fuel.
Moreover, the enterprises will introduce energy-efficient
technologies to improve the competitiveness of
their products in foreign markets," he said.
26.06.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Alcohol output in May
2010
Grape Wine Production 1.2% Up To 2.7 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 22.6% Down To 157,600
Decaliters
Cognac Production Down By 9.1% To 230,000
Decaliters
Vodka Production 4.9% Up To 3.9 Million Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Up By
40.3% To 1.1 Million Decaliters
17.06.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Ukrvinprom predicts vintage decline by half
Ukrainian Corporation for Viticulture and
Wine Industry Ukrvinprom predicts a decline in
the harvest of grapes to 234-282 thousand tons
in 2010. As the Corporation noted, due to severe
weather this winter, in particular, temperature
falls to -27 degrees, the culture of grapes was
significantly damaged. According to preliminary
forecasts of experts, the grape harvest this year
is expected within 50-60% from last year. According
to their observations, as of 15 March this year,
in the vineyards of Odesa, Mykolayiv and Kherson
regions, and in the Crimean steppes, the death
of central buds ranged from 39% to 100% with European
technical grapes, 36-80% with replacement brands,
and from 60% to 100% with table grapes.
05.06.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Wine output up
In the 1st quarter of 2010, the production of
grape wines in Ukraine increased by 3.9% YoY.
In particular, a significant increase was registered
in the production of dry wines, while the output
of fortified wines fell against the increase in
the production of wine drinks. In Q1, 4,620.04
thousand decaliters (dal) of wine were made, compared
to 4,443.91 thousand dal over the like period
of 2009 (+3.9%), including ordinary dry table
wines - 579.57 thousand dal (+88%), grape table
semisweet - 110.86 thousand dal (+72.4%), semi-sweet
table wines - 1,874.04 thousand dal (+13.9%),
and fortified ordinary wines - 825.64 thousand
dal (-31.8%).
14.05.2010 Source: Ukrainian Trade and Industry
Confederation
Wine production in the
Odessa region 37% up
The production of grape wine in the Odessa region
grew 37% in January-March 2010 compared to the
same period in 2009. According to the Odesa Regional
Administration, the production of grape wine in
the region in January-March 2010 made 1.880 million
decalitres. The production of cognac made 245.3
thousand decalitres, which is 15.4% more than
in the same period of 2009.
06.05.2010 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Ukraine to be honorary
guest at Belgian wine exhibition
Ukraine will be an honorary guest at the Wine
and Tastes exhibition in the Belgian city of Dinant,
which will be held on May 7-9. Ukraine will present
the products of such brands as Nemiroff, Khortytsa,
Obolon, Golden Amphora, Klinkov, Chumak, as well
as Kharkiv Factory of Sparkling Wines, Shabo,
the State Tourism and Resort Service and a number
of other companies.
06.05.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Wine, champagne output
and exports up
Over Q1 2010, wine industry production increased
against the relevant period of the previous year.
In particular, wine - by 13.9% to 4.9 million
decaliters (dal), wine stock - by 10.6% to 6.3
million dal, wine beverages - by 32.3% to 0.5
million dal, aerated wines - by 55.4% to 0.06
million dal, champagne and sparkling wines - by
7.7% to almost 1.0 million dal, vermouth production
increased 3.3 fold to almost 0.3 million dal.
Volumes of realization on the internal market
also increased: wine stock - by 9.1%, wines -
by 2.3%, wine beverages - by 42.6%, vermouths
- by 175.8%, champagne and sparkling wines - by
1.3%. Wine export volumes increased by 21.7%,
champagne and sparkling wines - by 116.0%.
05.05.2010 Source: press service of State Tax
Administration
Cognac Producers
See As Acceptable Increase In Excise Duty On Cognac
By 21.4% To UAH 17/Liter Of 100% Spirit In 2010
13.04.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Alcohol output in February
2010
Grape Wine Production 26.2% Up To 1.6 Million
Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 65.7% To 221,200 Decaliters
Vodka Production 1% Down To 2.5 Million Decaliters
25.03.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Alcohol output down
in Ukraine
Over January-February 2010, production of all
types of alcoholic beverages dropped against the
same period of 2009. Thus, vodka production dropped
almost by 10%, beer - by almost 5%, liqueurs -
by 13% and only cognacs and brandies remained
at the previous year level.
22.03.2010 Source: State Statistics Committee
of Ukraine
César Gérard:
Cooperation of the Odessa Region with France to
develop in wine production and consumption
Member of the Senate of France for European Affairs
César Gérard stated cooperation
of the Odesa Region with France to develop in
wine production and consumption after his meeting
with the Head of Odesa Oblast Council Nikolay
Skorik. "In the Senate I am the head of the
group for vines and wine. Sure, cooperation between
the Odesa region and France is quite possible,
and is quite reasonable, for it may lie in terms
of mediation and brotherhood between the Odesa
Oblast and France. Sure, Odesa as the largest
wine-producing region has got all chances for
that kind of cooperation, and of course this cooperation
is to develop in the most various spheres. It
is both wine production and consumption. And of
course it is investors, because investors have
a godsent field for investments here, in particular
it concerns certain types of vines here and vineyards
on the territory of your region. It is also necessary
to develop wine tourism - this is a separate branch
of wine production to be invested for development
of the region", he said.
03.03.2010 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Vodka Producers Reduce
Export By 18% To 7.2 Million Decaliters in 2009
Ukrvodka Forecasting That Vodka Production
In 2010 Will Remain At 2009 Level If Situation
In Sector Is Stable
26.02.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Alcoholic beverages
production down
In 2009 against 2008, the alcoholic beverage industry
cut down production by 11% in Ukraine, and realization
- by 8%, Director of the Ukrhorilka Association
Ivan Zholner told a press conference. In 2009,
over 55 million decaliters (dal) of alcoholic
beverages were produced in Ukraine, incl. vodka
- 42.3 million dal. On the domestic market, 48.7
million dal of alcoholic beverages were realized,
incl. vodka - 36.7 million dal. Over 7 million
dal of alcoholic beverages were exported, including
vodka - 5.9 million dal (-18% YoY). According
to Zholner, production volumes in H1 grew at the
expense of the vodka segment, and in H2 - a sharp
reduction of production was observed due to raising
an excise duty to UAH 34 (or by 58%) per one liter
of 100% ethyl alcohol.
25.02.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Ukrvodka Expecting Sudden
Increase Of Spirit Prices In April
The Ukrvodka association expects the sudden increase
of prices for spirit by the State concern of spirit
industry, Ukrspyrt, from April, director of the
association Ivan Zholner told a press conference.
He said that the level of increase of prices will
depend on the cost of grain. At the same time,
he said that there is no 2009 grain on the domestic
market of Ukraine as it had been acquired and
exported, and the grain prices for spirit producer
may be reduced only in the third quarter of this
year. He said that the spirit cost rise may reach
20-30%.
25.02.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Alcohol output in January
2010
Grape Wine Production 36% Down To 1.3 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 64.8% Down To 226,000
Decaliters
Cognac Production Down By 68.8% To 133,500
Decaliters
Vodka Production 43.2% Down To 2.5 Million
Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Down
By 17.2% To 546,000 Decaliters
Yeast Production 19.6% Down To 5,800 Tons
23.02.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
25% of vineyards frozen
in Ukraine
About 25% of vineyards in Ukraine's all wine-growing
regions have the signs of thermal damage, Director
of the Association of Winegrowers and Winemakers
of Ukraine (AWWU) Seriy Petrenko said. "In
view of the recent frosts in Ukraine agronomists
of vineyards really report about cases of vine
freezing. Mykolayiv region was affected, and partially
Odessa, Kherson and Zakarpattia regions, as well
as the south-western Crimea," he added. At
the same time, Petrenko said that the vine has
an immense scope for self-preservation. "Very
favorable summer and warm autumn in 2009 have
allowed to accumulate enough sugar in the vine.
And it should help the vine to survive in winter,"
assured the AWWU chief. Petrenko also said that
this year's grape harvest will be worse than the
previous year. "Given that in 2009 we have
witnessed a sharp increase in exports - in 3.5
times - to Russia, as well as there is the potential
to further increase production in the domestic
market while maintaining a favorable environment
of state regulation, it is likely that Ukraine
will experience a shortage of wine," Petrenko
emphasized. "Given that, for example, Moldova
did not see such strong frosts, we assume a possible
pressure from the importers, particularly of the
Moldovan ones," Petrenko underscored.
26.02.2010 Source: AWWU
Vineyards freezing out
In Odesa region due to strong frosts this winter
over 50% of vineyards may perish, Deputy Director
of the Tairov Scientific-Research Winemaking and
Winegrowing Institute Nina Muliukina said. According
to her, by the end of January it turned out that
some sorts brought from European countries froze
out by 80-100%, and a new wave of cold is only
expected to come. "It will be possible to
make final conclusions in March when sap flow
begins, but it is obvious now that years of work
will be necessary to remove damage inflicted by
frost," the specialist said. By 2007, 60%
of the country's total winemaking production fell
in Odesa region. According to statistics, the
Ukrainians considerably reduced wine consumption,
from 20 liters per one resident in 1990 to 7 liters
in 2009.
12.02.2010 Source: Ukrinform
30% of wine examined
in 2009 fails to comply with norms
Over 2009, state supervision inspectors of the
State Committee on Technical Regulation and Consumer
Policy (Derzhspozhivstandard) examined 257,250
decaliters of wine products worth UAH 19.326 million.
Due to non-compliance with requirements of the
normative documentation 79,300 decaliters were
rejected as defective (30%). Examination of wine
products was carried out by specialists at 99
enterprises, violations were revealed at 56 of
them.
12.02.2010 Source: Ukrinform
Georgian wine export
to Ukraine dropped 32% in 2009
2009 export of Georgian wine to Kazakhstan, Belarus,
Latvia, Azerbaijan, China and several other countries
grew over 2008. The edition says that demi-doux
Kindzmarauli krasnoye and white dry Zinandali
are most popular among Georgian wines, according
to the export statistics. However, BG reports
that a significant decline has been fixed on the
main sales market. By official information, Georgian
wine export to Ukraine dropped 32% in 2009 as
compared to 2008. Last year Ukraine received 4,573,461
bottles of wine, while in 2008 this indicator
made 6,747,668 bottles.
25.01.2010 Source: Business Georgia
Wine material output
up
The production of wine materials in 2009 rose
by 17% YoY up to 31.1 million decaliters. The
volume of processing grape into wine materials
in 2009 totaled 421,200 tons (+9% YoY). The average
price of grape purchase for processing rose from
UAH 2,038 per ton in 2008 to UAH 2,046 in 2009
(by 0.4%).
22.01.2010 Source: State Statistics Committee
of Ukraine
Alcohol output in December
2009
Grape Wine Production 11.7% Up To 2 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 18.6% Up To 643,000 Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 28.1% To 428,400 Decaliters
Vodka Production 0.5% Up To 4.4 Million Decaliters
22.01.2010 Source: Ukrainian News
Spirit Exports 41.4%
Up To 6.7 Million Liters In November
29.12.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Vodka production up
Production of cognacs, brandies made up 2.6 million
decaliters (dal) over January-November in Ukraine;
vodka and other strong drinks - 38.9 million dal;
liquers, sweet fruit liquers, and other strong
drinks - 10.8 million dal; malt beer, including
near-beer - 279.7
million dal, the State Statistics Committee reports.
According to the Ukrainian Confederation of Commerce
and Industry, over 2008, cognac production in
Ukraine made up 3.84 million dal; vodka and alcoholic
beverages - 49.8 million dal.
28.12.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Alcohol output in November
2009
Grape Wine Production 8.9% Down To 1.8 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 16.8% Up To 542,000
Decaliters
Cognac Production Down By 7.9% To 334,500
Decaliters
Vodka Production 14.7% Up To 4.3 Million
Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Down
By 7.3% To 663,000 Decaliters
22.12.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Ukrainian wine market
grows
Ukraine's wine market grew by 5.9% in the first
ten months of 2009 compared to the same period
last year. According to the Association of Ukrainian
Winegrowers and Winemakers (AWWU), the country
produced 18.832 million deciliters of wine. Association
Director Serhiy Petrenko said that a very dissimilar
situation had been observed in the various price
segments of winemaking products. "We have
a significant shift in consumer demand from the
higher price segment to the middle one and 'middle
minus.' The expected volume of the still wine
market in 2009 is estimated at 20-22 million deciliters,"
he said.
09.12.2009 Source: AWWU
Spirit Exports 3.2%
Up To 4.7 Million Liters In October
02.12.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Alcohol output in October
2009
Grape Wine
Production 2.7% Down To 1.96 Million Decaliters
Champagne Production 1% Down To 464,000
Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 40.5% To 363,300
Decaliters
Vodka Production 34.7% Up To 3.8 Million
Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Down
By 3.7% To 716,000 Decaliters
25.11.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Crimean wines production
13.3% up
Over January-October 2009, production of wines
in Crimea grew by 13.3% YoY to 6.524 million decaliters
(dal), while production of vodka and other strong
drinks reduced by 24.7% YoY to 3.373 million dal.
20.11.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Alcohol output in September
2009
Grape Wine Production 3.1% Up To 2 Million
Decaliters
Champagne Production 30% Up To 469,000
Decaliters
Cognac Production Up By 64.5% To 258,600
Decaliters
Vodka Production 27.7% Up To 2.8 Million
Decaliters
Production Of Low-Alcoholic Beverages Up
By 1.6% To 743,000 Decaliters
06.11.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Minimum prices set for
wine
Since December 1, the Cabinet set the minimum
prices for wine and wine products. According to
acting Finance Minister Ihor Umansky, at its meeting
the government took a decision about setting the
minimum price at UAH 12 for bottled wine and wine
products of 0.7 liter and in one-liter carton
packing. He explained that this decision was taken
because considerable volumes of poor quality wines
and wine products are on sale. "They are
sold at UAH 5-7 and it is clear why a certain
category of buyers purchases them. This decision
was taken in order to remove competitive price
advantage of poor quality goods", he said.
02.11.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Cognac Business in Ukraine
Ukrainian cognac vineyards are of great interest
for investors. Despite
the fact that a phrase Ukrainian cognac sounds
more unusual than Ukrainian horilka*, cognac consumption
by Ukrainians experienced a boom over recent years.
Cognac market leaders commenced to actively develop
manufacture after a ten-year break in 90's.
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28.10.2009 Source: AboutUA / Investgazeta
Vodka, cognac grow in
price
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has increased
minimum retail prices for some kinds of alcoholic
beverages. Retail prices for vodka and liqueur
(one liter of pure spirit) grew by 28.8%, from
UAH 70 to UAH 89.8 per liter, while wholesale
prices grew by 16.7%, from UAH 58.33 to UAH 68.05
per liter. Retail prices for other alcoholic beverages
rose by 5.3%, from UAH 125 to UAH 131.6 per liter,
while wholesale prices dropped by 8.5%, from UAH
104.17 to UAH 95.35 per liter.
12.10.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Good yield of grapes
in Ukraine
This year, gross yield of grapes at all categories
of economies will make up 380,000 tons, 8.5% less
against the last year. Agricultural enterprises,
in particular, will harvest 263.7 thousand tons
of grapes (-6.5% YoY). The largest yield is expected
in Odessa region and Crimea, where according to
forecasts at 150,000 tons of grapes will be gathered
in each region. Crimean wine-makers predict that
wine made of grapes gathered this year will be
an analogue of 1976. This year is considered to
be the most successful for the Crimean wines.
09.10.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Ukrainian alcohol producers
insist on introduction of minimum price of wine
at UAH 15
Ukrainian alcohol producers insist on the introduction
of a minimum price of wine at UAH 15 per 0.7-liter
bottle or one-liter Tetrapak package. "Earlier
we proposed UAH 13, but time has passed, and there
were reports in the mass media that it would be
UAH 18, but we demand UAH 15 per 0.7-liter bottle
or UAH 15 per one-liter Tetrapak package,"
the marketing director at CJSC Alef-Vinal, Anatoliy
Kohan, said at a press conference on Thursday.
He said that the image of the sector is being
damaged by unlicensed wine production.
01.10.2009 Source: Interfax
Quality of grape harvested
in 2009 acknowledged high
Primary wine-making enterprises based in Crimea,
Odessa, Nikolaev, Kherson, and Zakarpatye regions
have completed harvesting white grape Aligote,
Feteasca, Sauvignon, Chardonnay and others. These
regions are the main areas, where grape is grown
in Ukraine. Red grape harvesting will continue
until the end of September - early October. Favourable
weather conditions contributed to good sugar content
in grape. Particularly, sugar degree in white
grape from the Odessa region reaches 180-200 g
per cubic decimetre, in red grape 190-200 g and
more. Quality of grape harvested in 2009 can be
characterised as high. A part of products has
already been supplied to wine-making enterprises
for industrial processing.
28.09.2009 Source: blackseagrain
Over 80% of own produced
wines in Ukraine
The CJSC Alef Vinal marketing department says
that 83% of wines sold in Ukraine are made in
Ukraine, while 15 years ago "the Moldovan
wines reigned" in Ukraine. "They occupied
87% of the Ukrainian market that time", department
director Anatoliy Kohan said. "The rest 10%
of products on the country's market is shared
by wines from Chile, France, Italy, Georgia and
other countries," the expert informed. At
the same time, Kohan said that Georgia over the
last ten years "dropped from 4 to 0.4%".
25.09.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Odessa Oblast could
supply large amounts of high quality wine to China
Governor of Odesa Oblast Nikolay Serdyuk believes
Odesa Oblast could supply large amounts of high
quality wine to China."You import wine goods
from the USA. But the quality of our wine materials
is much higher then everywhere in the world, the
USA, Chile and Argentina in particular. 70% of
our wine products are produced in Odesa Oblast.
I think we could be interesting for each other
in this respect", Mr. Serdyuk stated speaking
to the delegation from China. "We have also
discussed a possibility of exchange: the Chinese
party is to supply equipment here, including port
equipment too, and we are to supply wonderful
wine. The Chinese party confessed, China lacked
good sorts of wine, so they said they were ready
for that sort of cooperation", said the Governor.
22.09.2009 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Alcohol output in July
2009
Grape Wine Production 30.5% Down To 1.8 Million
Decaliters
Vodka Production 73.5% Down To 1.7 Million
Decaliters
Cognac Production Down By 61.8% To 110,000
Decaliters
Champagne Production 23.9% Down To 282,000
Decaliters
07.09.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Cooperation Odessa-Kakheti
in the sphere of wine-making
At the meeting with the delegation of Kakheti,
First Vice-Governor of Odesa Oblast Maksim Stepanov
stated cooperation Odesa-Kakheti in the sphere
of wine-making could be quite interesting. "Odesa
Oblast is the undisputable leader of grape harvesting
and operation. About 55% of the total amount of
grapes is harvested in Odesa Oblast. Last year
the grape harvest made 154 thousand tons of grapes.
So collaboration with Kakheti in this sphere could
be rather interesting, taking into consideration
this sphere is very developed in Kakheti",
Mr. Stepanov stated.
05.08.2009 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Only the winemakers
who care of quality will survive
Head of Odesa Oblast, Nikolay Skorik believes
after Ukraine has joined the WTO only the winemakers
who care of high quality of the products will
survive. "After Ukraine has joined the World
Trade Organization only the winemakers who care
of high quaity of the products they make will
survive. The time when one could make a lot of
wine, low-quality wine being competitive at that,
has passed. A different time comes, when those
companies survive who care of technology, who
realize the volumes of the harvested grapes and
the produced wine is, as the mathematitians say,
two opposite functions, directed different ways",
stated Mr. Skorik at the opening of Shabo Wine
Culture Centre. Mr. Skorik also added the authorities
will be doing their best to give support to the
local wine-producers.
18.07.2009 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Wine making and growing
inspectorate may be established
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy has proposed to
set up the State Inspectorate for Wine Making
and Growing to control the quality of wine and
brandy production in the country. Corresponding
amendments in the law regarding grape and wine
from grape provide for the state budget allotting
UAH 6million for the new inspectorate annually.
Inspectors will obtain the right of access to
enterprises of the wine industry to check licences,
the quality of products, compliance with technologies
and hygiene and sanitary standards. The draft
law is aimed to fight counterfeited wine products.
The Ministry estimates the market share of such
products at 30-60% of total sales.
26.06.2009 Source: blackseagrain
Crimea planning to harvest
100,000 tons of grapes
Crimean winegrowers are planning to harvest 100,000
tons of grapes this year. Crimean First Deputy
Agriculture Minister Serhiy Pelahenko said that
farms of all forms of ownership had harvested
93,000 tons of grapes on the peninsula last year.
He said that despite April's frost that influenced
the grape yield, this year's gross grape output
would exceed last year's figures at the expense
of young vineyards planted in the last three years.
In 2009, vineyards were planted on 755 hectares
in Crimea.
23.06.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Alcohol output in May
2009
Grape Wine Production
Up 2.2% To 2.05 Million Decaliters
Champagne Production Up 14% Up To 204,000
Decaliters
Cognac Production Down 5.1% To 249,000 Decaliters
Vodka Production Up 26.9% Up To
4.9 Million Decaliters
18.06.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Natural wine sales up
The sale of natural wines in the first quarter
of 2009 increased by 40%, says Volodymyr Demchak,
president of the Ukrainian Confederation of Trade
and Industry. "Natural wine sales are growing
month after month," he said. Some companies
say their sales grow even faster than the average
market indicators. Thus, the Inkerman distillery
in January-March boosted sales by 60% YoY. Analysts
believe that the main cause behind the greater
sales volume is that consumers started paying
more attention to natural wines. Today's market
growth owes mainly to domestic producers. Many
importers were defeated in the competition because
of the hryvnia devaluation, which made them raise
prices. According to the SOVAT union of producers
and wholesale traders of alcohol and tobacco,
in the first quarter of 2009, the import of wine
reduced by 30%.
12.06.2009 Source: Ukrinform
Wine import 74% down
in Q1, 2009
Wine import into Ukraine fell by nearly 74% in
the first quarter of 2009. The import of bottled
wine and wine products fell by 3.8 times in the
first quarter of 2009 to 296,770 deciliters from
1.124 million deciliters in the same quarter last
year. Confederation President Volodymyr Demchak
said that dry natural wine had become very popular
now. Most of these wines were imported from Chile,
Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa.
01.06.2009 Source: Ukrainian Trade and Industrial
Confederation
The Ukrainian Wine Sector:
The Dynamics, Present Situation, Perspectives
The work is directed on the consideration and
analysis of the situation and tendencies in the
Ukrainian wine sector and measures that have to
be taken for the branch support. For the characteristic
of the situation in the branch the dynamics of
area under vines, productivity of vineyards, wine
production etc are considered for the last period.
Comparison of trends in the wine sector of the
EU and the countries of the New World, which have
considerable part in the world wine market, is
made as well. Some legal aspects and legislation
provided for wine production quality guarantee
are discussed in the work.
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2009 Source: Odessa State Agrarian University,
Institute of wine-growing and wine-making named
after V.Tairov, Odessa
Post press release of
Wine & Winemaking 2009
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Ukraine: a strong increase
in wine production in 2008
Ukraine produced last year the biggest annual
quantity of wine since the country went independant
in 1991, with 2,09 million hl of grape wine, up
170 000 hl YoY. Even if it's far from the record
of 1970's when the production was 6,5 million
hl. The production of drinks of fruit and bays
- that also carry the name of "wines"
in Ukraine - increased from 280 000 hl in 2007
to 440 000 hl in 2008. On the contrary, the production
of foaming wines diminished of 610 000 hl to 580
000 hl last year, for the first time since 2003.
The wine imports have lowered from 550 000 hl
in 2007 to 480 000 hl in 2008, but they increased
in terms of value (from 5,2 to 81,4 millions USD).
The wine exports increased in volume and in value,
from 170 000 hl to 250 000 hl and from 42,4 to
53,1 millions USD.
27.05.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Alcohol output in April
2009
Grape Wine Production 21.7% Up To 2,008,000
Decaliters
Vodka Production Up By 10.7% To 3.9 Million
Decaliters
Cognac Production
Up 8.2% To 263,000 Decaliters
Champagne Production Down 29% To 179,000
Decaliters
22.05.2009 Source: Ukrainian News
Ukraine's wine market
might grow two-three times
The Ukrainian wine market might grow two-three
times, says Volodymyr Demchak, President of the
Ukrainian Commercial and Industrial Confederation
(UCIC). Today Ukraine's actual wine consumption
posts 11-12 liters/person a year. At the same
time, in neighboring Belarus this indicator is
15 l/p a year. According to him, a major constraining
factor is insufficient development of a resource
base. For example, in Ukraine in 2002-2008 a prolific
area of vineyards reduced 91.2 to 70.9 thousand
ha. According to UCIC, in 2008 compared to 2007,
export of grape wine from Ukraine increased 1.739
to 2.48 million dal, while imports fell down 5.488
to 4.087 million dal. A wine gross yield in Ukraine
in 2002-2008 went up 359.3 to 415.2 thousand tonnes.
20.03.2009 Source: UCIC
Russia would like to
see more Ukrainian wine at its market
Consul General of the Russian Federation to Odessa,
Aleksandr Grachev stated Russia would like to
see more Ukrainian wine at the Russian market.
Mr. Grachev stated it during wine-sampling at
Odesa National Research Centre "Viticulture
and Wine-Making Institute", organized for
the representatives of diplomatic corps. "Russia
lacks good wine, the shelves of our stores are
full of different wine products mainly from Argentina
and Chile, and we also have quite a lot of wine
from California and Australia. But, we would like
to see more wine from Ukraine, if this is wine
of the same quality as presented at the sampling",
A. Grachev said. "We are ready to buy this
wine at a higher price, but we need to settle
down some customs problems and some barriers that
are quite artificial, in my opinion", Consul
General remarked. In addition he said, "Wine
consumption is continuously increasing, even now,
despite the crisis".
27.02.2009 Source: Context-Prichernomorie
Ukraine boosts vodka
production 13.8%, wine - 6.6%
In 2008, Ukraine's distilleries produced 38.6
million decaliters (dal) of vodka, 13.8% up against
2007. The growth of vodka output was conditioned
by the introduction of new excise duty marks.
Wine production in Ukraine in 2008 grew 6.6% to
20.5 million dal, cognac - 10.8% to 3.96 million
dal. At the same time, champagne and sparkling
wine production went down 3.8% making 5.8 million
dal.
24.01.2009 Source: State Tax Administration (STAU)
Mosel in der Ukraine
Weinbauliche Kontakte in die Ukraine hat Karl
Kirch, stellvertretender Vorsitzender des Mosel-Saar-Ruwer
Wein e. V., aufgebaut. Im Februar reiste er auf
Einladung von dem Präsidenten der Staatlichen
Administration der Region Odessa ans Schwarze
Meer, um dort bei einem internationalen Wein-Symposium
im Rahmen einer Weinbau-Ausstellung "WINE
& WINEMAKING" zu referieren.
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2007 Source: Winzer Zeitschrift
ODESSA REGION
Odessa region historically is a wine-making region.
More than 50% of Ukrainian grape is raised in
Odessa region.
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Source: Odessa Regional State Administration
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