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  Elizabeth Riadi    Group moderator

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  Grape growers silenced over low prices

  Grape growers silenced over low prices
  
  
  
  Wine grape growers in Victoria's north-west are too scared to speak out about low grape prices, in fear they could lose their contracts.
  
  Due to a worldwide oversupply, prices have fallen to as low as $150 a tonne, and wineries are not renewing contracts.
  
  It has forced many growers to leave their fruit rotting on the ground.
  
  Mike Stone, from Murray Valley Winegrowers, says with so much instability, growers who are still supported by wineries are keeping quiet in order to keep their contracts.
  
  “Growers are very, very reluctant to speak out to tell it like it is because they feel intimidated,” he said.
  
  “It's a very subtle thing for example if you are on a contract and you are seen by a winery to be critical, chances are you're contract isn't going to be renewed.
  
  “There is a climate of intimidation and growers are very reluctant to speak out.”
  
  • 23 Mar 2005, 4:03 pm
  Elizabeth Riadi wrote: > Grape growers silenced over low prices > > > > Wine grape growers in Victoria's north-west are too scared to speak > out about low grape prices, in fear they could lose their contracts. > > Due to a worldwide oversupply, prices have fallen to as low as $150 a > tonne, and wineries are not renewing contracts. > > It has forced many growers to leave their fruit rotting on the > ground. > > Mike Stone, from Murray Valley Winegrowers, says with so much > instability, growers who are still supported by wineries are keeping > quiet in order to keep their contracts. > > “Growers are very, very reluctant to speak out to tell it like it is > because they feel intimidated,” he said. > > “It's a very subtle thing for example if you are on a contract and > you are seen by a winery to be critical, chances are you're contract > isn't going to be renewed. > > “There is a climate of intimidation and growers are very reluctant to > speak out.”
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  boris politi

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  Re: Grape growers silenced over low prices

  quite the opposite in champagne...
  
  the price per kilo of grapes is now well over 7€...you need about 1.3/1.4 kg to make a bottle, add the cost of the wine making,bottle,labels etc... you are around 10€ at least...ansd importers keep asking me for champagne at 8€...
  
  the reason is that for the last 3 years prices have been going up due to low production/high demand.
  the contract for grapes are now being renogociated taking into account the high price of the wine...we are headed to a wall..champagne will become so expensive that soon people will drink something else then prices will go down due to low demand/high production...coweb effect again.
  
  BTW some signs of possible under 0 temp in champagne ..a new year of low production??
  
  boris
  
  
  On 23/03/2005, 5:03, Elizabeth Riadi wrote:
  Grape growers silenced over low prices
   
   
   
  Wine grape growers in Victoria's north-west are too scared to speak out about low grape prices, in fear they could lose their contracts.
   
  Due to a worldwide oversupply, prices have fallen to as low as $150 a tonne, and wineries are not renewing contracts.
   
  It has forced many growers to leave their fruit rotting on the ground.
  Mike Stone, from Murray Valley Winegrowers, says with so much instability, growers who are still supported by wineries are keeping quiet in order to keep their contracts.
   
  “Growers are very, very reluctant to speak out to tell it like it is because they feel intimidated,” he said.
   
  “It's a very subtle thing for example if you are on a contract and you are seen by a winery to be critical, chances are you're contract isn't going to be renewed.
  “There is a climate of intimidation and growers are very reluctant to speak out.”
  
  • 10 Apr 2005, 7:17 pm
  boris politi wrote: > quite the opposite in champagne... > > the price per kilo of grapes is now well over 7€...you need about > 1.3/1.4 kg to make a bottle, add the cost of the wine > making,bottle,labels etc... you are around 10€ at least...ansd > importers keep asking me for champagne at 8€... > > the reason is that for the last 3 years prices have been going up due > to low production/high demand. > the contract for grapes are now being renogociated taking into > account the high price of the wine...we are headed to a > wall..champagne will become so expensive that soon people will drink > something else then prices will go down due to low demand/high > production...coweb effect again. > > BTW some signs of possible under 0 temp in champagne ..a new year of > low production?? > > boris > > > On 23/03/2005, 5:03, Elizabeth Riadi wrote: > > Grape growers silenced over low prices > > > > > > > > Wine grape growers in Victoria's north-west are too scared to speak > > out about low grape prices, in fear they could lose their contracts. > > > > Due to a worldwide oversupply, prices have fallen to as low as $150 a > > tonne, and wineries are not renewing contracts. > > > > It has forced many growers to leave their fruit rotting on the > > ground. > > Mike Stone, from Murray Valley Winegrowers, says with so much > > instability, growers who are still supported by wineries are keeping > > quiet in order to keep their contracts. > > > > “Growers are very, very reluctant to speak out to tell it like it is > > because they feel intimidated,” he said. > > > > “It's a very subtle thing for example if you are on a contract and > > you are seen by a winery to be critical, chances are you're contract > > isn't going to be renewed. > > “There is a climate of intimidation and growers are very reluctant to > > speak out.”