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COMMISSION 
FORWARD  ESTIMATE  FOR  THE  1973/74  WINE-GROWING  YEAR 
THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES, 
Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the European  Economic  Community; 
Having  regard  to Regulation  No 24 (*) on the  progressive  establishment  of a common 
organization  of the market  in wine,  as last  amended  by Regulation  (EEC)  No 816/70  (2) 
and in particular  Article  3 (1) thereof; 
Whereas  Article  3 (1) of Regulation  No 24 stipulates  that  each  year  a forward  estimate 
must  be drawn  up in order  to determine  the resources  and  assess  the requirements  of the 
Community,  including  foreseeable  imports  from  and  exports  to third  countries; 
Whereas  the  forward  estimate  may  be  drawn  up  in particular  on  the  basis  of 
information  collected  and  communicated  to the  Commission  by the  Member  States  in 
accordance  with  Commission  Regulation  No 134  (3) on the declaration  of wine  harvests 
and stocks,  as amended  by Regulation  (EEC)  No 1136/70  (4); 
Whereas  the final  figures  for the 1971/72  wine  growing  year  and  the provisional  figures 
for the  1972/73  wine  growing  year  form  a useful  basis  on which  to assess  this 
information  and  on which  to draw  up the  forward  estimate  for  the  1973/74  wine 
growing  year; 
Whereas  the forecasts  shown  in this  estimate  are in accordance  with  the Opinion  of the 
Management  Committee  for Wine, 
HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  ESTIMATE: 
The forward  estimate  for the 1973/74  wine-growing  year  is shown  in the Annex  in the 
columns  relating  to that  year. 
(^ OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962,  p. 989/62. 
(2) OJ No L 99, 5. 5. 1970,  p. 1. 
(8) OJ No 111,  6. 11. 1962,  p. 2604/62. 
(4) OJ No L 134,  19. 6. 1970,  p. 4. 
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FORWARD  ESTIMATE  FOR  THE  1973/74  WINE-GROWING  YEAR 
EUR  — 9 
Global  volumes Red and  rose 
Headings 
1971/72 
def. P) 1972/73 1973/74 
exp. 1971/72 
def. I1) 1972/73 1973/74 
1. Total  production 132 964 126 699 161 703 83 794 76 837 99 290 
2. Amount  of production  intended  for processing 
as grape  juice 454 371 460 261 193 215 
3. Amount  intended  for vinification 132 510 126 328 161 243 83 533 76 644 99 075 
4. Stock  at start  of season: 80 193 93 109  (*) 61 649 51 280 47 234 37 440 
— in production 41 332 36 750 27 525 27 520 25 322 17 642 
— in the trade 38 861 36 359 (*) 34 124 23 760 21 912 19 798 
5. Availability  at start  of season  (3 + 4) 212 703 199 437 222 892 134 813 123 878 136 515 
6. Imports 2 766 7 650 7 422 
7. Total  availability  (5 + 6) 215 469 207 087 230 314 
8. Total  home  use: 140 016 142 117 152 515 
— direct  consumption  by humans 124 751 128 661 131 658 
— processing 13 990 12 269 19 361 
— of which,  distillation: 13 254 11511 16 500 
— of which  grape  spirit  with  a registered 
designation  of origin 11 000 
— of which  in conformity  with  Article  7 
of Regulation  (EEC)  No 816/70 3 476 500 
— of which,  other 5 000 
of which  vinegar  production 736 758 778 
of which  aromatic  wines  — vermouth 
production 2 083 
— losses  in production 621 690 902 
— losses  in trading 654 497 594 
9. Exports 3 429 3 321 3 465 
10. Stock  at end  of season 72 024 61 649 H 74 334 
11. Variations  in stocks  (10—4) -8 169 -11 460 + 12 685 
12. Degree  of self-sufficiency  (3:8)% 94-6 88-9 105-7 
13. Harvest  declaration 
14. Consumption  per capita,  per annua  (litres) 65-5 50-4 
(!) EUR  —6. 
(*) Break  in comparability. 
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(in 1 000 hi) 
White Table  wines  1973/74 V.Q.P.R.D.  1973/74 Other  wines  1973/74 
1971/72 
def. (!) 1972/73 1973/74 Total 
exp. «P.C Total 
exp. Total 
exp. 
1. 49 170 49 862 62 413 117 526 84 632 32 894 29 677 12 608 17 069 14 500 2 050 12 450 
2. 193 178 245 460 215 245 — — — — — — 
3. 48 977 49 684 62 168 117 066 84 417 32 649 29 677 12 608 17 069 14 500 2 050 12 450 
4. 28 913 25 875 24 209 29 286 21 954 7 332 28 984 13 892 15 092 3 379 1 594 1785 
13 812 11 428 9 883 12 942 10 516 2 426 14 581 7126 7 455 2 — 2 
15 101 14 447 14 326 16 344 11438 4 906 14 403 6 766 7 637 3 377 1594 1783 
5. 77 890 75 559 86 377 146 352 106 371 39 981 58 661 26 500 32 161 17 879 3 644 14 235 
6. — — 7 422 
7. 
8. 146 352 
102 948 
97 732 
4 236 
1 500 
500 
1 000 
653 
2 083 
541 
439 58 661 
24 400 
24 100 
211 
89 25 301 
25 167 
9 826 
15 125 
15 000 
11 000 
4 000 
125 
150 
66 
9. 1 287 2 157 21 
10. 42 117 32 104 113 
11. + 12 831 +3 120 -3 266 
12. 
13. 
14.