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CO M M ISSIO N O F  T H E  E U R O P E A N  COMMUNITIES
C0MC84) 491 final 
Brussels, 13 September 1984
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
concerning the final estimates of supply in the 
1982/83 wine year
C0MC84) 491 final

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The Commission is required by Article 5(3) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 (1), the basic Regulation on wine, to provide the  
Council each year with final estimates of Community resources and uses in the  
preceding wine-growing year.
In fulfilment of the above requirement, this Communication contains the final  
estimates of wine supply for 1982/83. A comparison of the estimates for  
1982/83 and 1981/82 attached to this Communication is made below.
I. Production
Total production of wine in the Community in 1982/83 (1982 harvest) was  
171,9 million hectolitres compared with a record 182 million hi in 1979  
and 140,1 million hi from the 1981 harvest. There was a very marked  
increase in France to 79,1 million hi as against 57,3 million hi in 1981  
(+ 38,01%), with a record figure for quality wines psr of 22,4 million  
hi. Production in Italy came to 71,9 million hi despite a noticable drop  
in table wine production in the main wine-growing areas of the South as a  
consequence of the drought; the figure for quality wines psr, at 8,6  
million hi, made up 12% of total Italian production. It was also a record  
year in Germany, where production doubled to 16,1 million hi, and in  
Luxembourg, where production tripled to 256.000 hi to top the previous  
record in 1970 (242.000 hi). By contrast, Greece saw a significant  
decline in overall production to 4,5 million hi compared with 5,5 million  
hi in 1981 (- 17,7%); the share of quality wines psr in this figure was  
also down to 210.000 hi (4,7%) against 300.000 hi in 1981 (5,5%).
(1) OJ No L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 1

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Community production as a whole in 1982 was up by 31,9 million hi over 1981  
(+ 22,82).
II. CONSUMPTION
Internal Community consumption in 1982/83 came to 155,1 million hi  
compared with 149,8 million hi in 1981/82 (+ 5,3 million hi or 3,6%).  
These figures cover direct human consumption and quantities processed;  
details are given below.
1. Direct human consumption
Direct human consumption attained 121,9 million hi, down by 2,9  
million hi (- 2,3%) on the previous wine year. These figures confirm  
that the trend continues to be downwards, affecting the two main  
producing countries (France and Italy), without this being offset by  
increases in consumption in the other Member States.
In France for example, wine consumption per head/year still averaged  
some 97 litres in 1976-80 but is now down to 86,3 1 in 1982/83 after  
being 89,0 1 in 1981/82. The same tendency is observable in Italy:  
81,1 1 per head/year in 1982/83 compared with 84,6 1 in 1981/82 and an  
average of 90 1 in 1976-80. Taking the Community as a whole, per  
capita wine consumption fell by 1,1 1 in 1982/83 (- 2,4%). The trend  
over the last ten years is apparent from the selected figures set out  
below.
'000 hi
1971/1972 1975/1976 1979/1980 1982/1983
FranceItaly 55 305 
55 21154 387 
54 31849 305 
51 58446 006 
46 923
combined  
Total EUR 10110 516 
131 331108 705 
134 448100 889 
129 45892 929 
121 944

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2. Quantities processed
Quantities processed in 1982/83, which are made up of quantities  
intended for making into wine spirits with a registered designation of  
origin (i.e. wine produced specially for distillation), wine distilled  
with Community aid and quantities intended for the manufacture of  
other products such as vinegar, accounted for 32,2 million hi as  
against 24,0 million hi in 1981/82 (+ 8,2 million hi or + 34,2%).
The volume of wine distilled with Community aid, which reached the  
particularly high level of 22,9 million hi in 1980/81 but was  
contained in 1981/82 at around 14 million hi given the average size of  
the harvest, once again rose above the 20 million hi mark in 1982/83.  
At 21,3 million hi, it was up by 7,4 million hi on the previous  
wine-growing year (+ 53,0%). France and Italy alone accounted for the  
distillation of some 20,5 million hi each, with Greece and Germany  
showing 0,8 million hi.
Disregarding distillation schemes financed from the Guarantee Section of  
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, total internal  
consumption for 1982/83 corresponds to a self-supply rate of 128,4%.
This degree of self-sufficiency comes down to 110,8% if intervention  
distillation is taken into account, but the figure remains very much a  
cause for concern.
III. END-YEAR STOCKS
In view of the relatively large 1982 harvest and the level of  
consumption, Community wine stocks on 31 August 1983 amounted to  
89,3 million hi as against 76,4 million hi on 31 August 1982  
(+ 12,9 million hi or 16,8%).

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IV. TRADE
In the wine year under review, the Community imported 5,1 million hi from  
non-member countries compared with 5,8 million hi in 1981/82 (- 12,9%).
A significant drop was registered in exports, which fell from 11,1  
million hi in 1981/82 to 9,0 hi in 1982/83 (- 18,8%).
The external trade balance remains in surplus, therefore, by 3,9 million  
hi against 5,3 million hi in 1981/82; the decline mainly involved  
Switzerland, where the size of the 1982 harvest led to a slump in exports  
to Switzerland of about a half, as well as the Soviet Union and some  
countries of black Africa, where paradoxically the improvements made to  
the export refund arrangements resulted in the Community losing a not  
inconsiderable share of the market.

i«·- w n ^-■■■-■2
Tinal «ifelaifc·! for th· 1961/82 wlnt-irowlni year(▼XPB2—145)
t
D p IML1
B L1
UK x XBLOK ::
OBBUB 10
1.Totel production 7.483i 57.702 70.500 - 4: 97 2:- - 3.470141.260
».firt of production tti«d for tho 
pr«p*retion of grape juice 5: 391 800 -I
-X
— X- - - 1.196
- s.Production ua.d for win.-making 7.4S0: 57.311 69.700 - 4: 97 2t- - 5.470140.064
4.Stock· et th· beginning of the 
wine-growing y«ar 10.316: 44.358 32.250 365X
380: 134X
1.1761 32a- 2.425 91.436
- hold by grower· 3.940: 31.767 18.849 - 4: 26 21- - 1.164 55.752
- hold bp th. trndo 6.376) 12.591 13.401 363 376) 1081.1741 32«- 1.261 35.684
3.Aveilebllitl·· et th· beginning of th· 
win· year (34-4) 17.796:101.669 101.950 365X
384: 2311
1.178: 32M- 7.895231.500
6.import·*) 10.161:3>7.723 1661.961 2.246: 1774.5361 110 873 45.833
- intro SUE 10 8.081: 6.815 811.415 1.704: 1653.104: 85 691 3-
- iztra BUB 10 2.100: 908 85546 342i 121.432: 25 182 1-
7.Totel eveilebilltl·· (3+6) 27.977:109.392 102.116 2.326 2.6301 4085.714: 142 8737.899237.333
«.Totel domestic ua·· 13.838: 60.561 58.683 1.870 2.035: 1704.434 :109 8515.243149.794
- direct human consumption 15.328: 48.162 47.849 1.851 2.0201 1694.434: 109 8514.075124.848
- proco.iiag 510: 11.871 10.564 - 2 x- - 1 - - 3,673 24*020
of which diatllling 393: 11.616 10.226 - - : - - - 1.023 23.258
- of which win· spirit· of registered 
designation of origin - 5.023 - - :-X
- : $- _ 5.023
- of which pursuant to Begulatlon (BBC) 
Mo 337/79 38: 3.005 9.837 - :-:
- X - - 1.023 13.903
- of which othors 355: 3.388 389 - - ! - - : - - - 4.332
- vinegar making 117: 255 338 - 2:- - 1 - - 50 762
- production losses 287 75- - X - — : - - 55 417
- trade losses 241 195 19 13x 1- X - 40 509
9.Bxport·*) 2.209:2>6.919 21.328 35 181: 84133: 32232511.095
- Xntra BUB 10 1.250: 3.961 14 894 34 174x 84 49: 311 226 -
- Extra BUB 10 959: 2.958 6.434 1 71 084: 0 11 99-
10.Stocks at the end of the wine-growing year 9.930: 39.912 22.105 421 4141 1541.147: 30a- 2.331 76.444
- held by growers 3.911: 27.016 11.249 - 3: 44 2x- - 2.047 44.272
- held by the trade 6.019: 12.896 10.856 421 411i 1101.1451 30a- 28432.172
11.Changes in stocks (10-4) 386:- 4.446 -10.145 + 564 3414- 20 29:- 2a- 94- 14.992
12.Degree of self-sufficiency (3:8)%®) 47,3: 99,6 142,7 - 0,2: 37,1 0,0x - -129,6 103,1
13.Annual per capita consumption (litres) 24,8: 89,0 84,6 13.0 20,3: «6.2 7.·: 3,1) 16,6 «1,6 46,0
JL - t-
Source: BUBOSTAT
1) Th· «st·»·! trod· figures take teeount of à reduction to 75% of tb· ratl volua· of vtnoufchi and aroaatUad wines.
2) Mot Including vanouthi aad arooatlsad win··
3) Excluding qualtltiea distilled und«r intervention aMâaur··.
* « Estimate

Cl . DAVI - « > g(VXPE2-145)
Pinal estimates for tha 1982/23 wine-growing yeer
:
jl
0 ! P I I ::
ML i:
B i:
L 11
UK :1
XRL :t
DR 1:
OR BUR 10
1-Total production *16.133 79.953t 72.648 - 3:2S6l 7 : - 1
1.Part of production used for the i 
preparation of grape juice 5860: 700-1 : t : 1
- 11
- : 1.563
3.Production ucod for wine-making 16.128 79.093: 71.948 - 3:256t 71 - :4.500:171.933
4.Stocks at the beginning of the *  
wine-growing year9.93039.912: 22.105 4211
414i:
154:1
1.147: 30:*t t
2.3311 76.444
- held by growers 3.91127.016: 11.249 - 3i44: 2: 2.047 44.272
- held by the trade 6.01912.896: 10.856 421 411: 110:1.145: 30:* !28432.172
5 .Availabilities at the beginning of the 
wine year (3+4) 26.058 119.005: 94.053 421 417: 410:1.154: 30:*1
6.831248.^79
6.Laporta1* 9.9S6*>5.672: 1522.123 2.022: 146:4.265: 105: 879: 55.079
- Zntra BUR 10 7.538 4.928: 831.570 1.665: 143:2.947: 83:695: 4-
- Extra BUR 10 2.028 544: 69353 357: 311.3181 221184i 1-
7.Total availabilities (5+6) 35.624 124.477: 94.205 2.544 2.439: 556:5.419: 135: 879:6.836 253.458
8.Total doswstic usas 17.138 67.576: 57.107 1,990 1.856: 238:4.093: 100: 857:4.182 155.137
- direct human consumption 16.304 46.923: 46.006 1.970 1. 8411 237:4.0931 10O: 857:3.613121.944
- processing 83420.069: 10.831 - 21 - I 4*4: 31.{30
of which distilling 73419.809 : 10.430 -- : 44431.417
- of which wine spirits of registered 
designation of origin -6.952: - - !- : - ! - ! - - 6.952
_ of which pursuant to Regulation (EEC) 
RO 337/79 38410.261: 10.245 - - !: :
- = - 38021.270
- to which others 3502.596: 185- - ! - ! - = !- 643.195
- vinegar asking 100 260: 401- 2:- » *- 50 ©13
- production losses - 398: 75- - ! - : 40 513
- trade losses 186: 195 20 131 It =- 35: 4S0
9.Export*11 2.545*>*.715: 15.670 54196: 89:136i 3: 222129.006
- Intra EUR 10 1.505 6.887:10.802 S3188: 89: 80: 2: 10152-
- Extra BUR 10 1.040 2.828: 4.868 1 8i 0: 76: 1:12 60
10.Stock« at tha end of th* wine-growing poor 13.941 47.1861 21.428 500 387: 229:1.170: 32:* 2.442 89.315
- hold by scovare 9.080 34.282: 12.835 - 2:159: 4: 2.26»: S·.631
- hold bp the trade : 6.861 12.904 : 8.393 500 385: 70:1.166 : 321 *- 17330.684
11.Changes in stocks (10-4) 1+ 6.011 + 7.2741 677+ 79 -271 + 7Si + 231 + 2i*-+ 111: + 12.871
12.Degree of self-sufficiency (3:8)%3* 96,3138,0: 153,5 - 0,2:107,6: 0,2: - 118,4 12S„4
13.Annual per ceplta consumption (litres) 26,5 
i--------86
,3i
1________ l81
,113,7
___18
,7: 
_____L_64
,9:
:7,3: 
12,9:
______L-16
,836,8: 44,9
:
Source: EUROSTAT
1) Tha external trad· figures taka account of a reduction to 751 of
2) Rot Including veraoutha and aromatized wines
3) Excluding qualtitles dtetillad under intervention measures, 
a ■ Eatlaatatha raal volumi of vermouths and aromatized wines.

(WP VIPE2-14S)
Production of table wine, quality wine psr and other wine in the Community
Wine-growing year 1981/82  
('000 hi)
Total wine Table wine : Quality wine psr Other wine
:Member States Total:  Red and : White : Total : Red and : White : Total : Red and : White Total : Red and : White :
aWhite : rosé :  rosé :  rosé
•  · a a
•
:FR Germany 7.480 864 6.616s  141 :  21 : 120:  7.339 :  843 :  6.496 __•  · a ■
—  :
:France 57.311 :  43.427 :13.884 : 37.993 : 33.569 :4.424 : 13.940 : 9.558 : 4.382 5.378 : 300 :S.078 :
:Italy 69.700 : 37.638 :32.062 : 60.881 : 32.676 :28.205 : 7.130 : 4.202 : 2.928 1.689 : 760 :929
:Netherlands - : -  s - : : -  s- : : : -:  — “ 2
:Belgium 4:  1 : 3:  4 :  1 : 3: : : - : - :— :
:Luxembourg 97 : - :97:  21 : - : 21:  76 : 76 —:  — 2— ·
:United Kingdom 2 : - : 2:  2 :  - : 2: :  - 2  - — î ·— 2
:Ireland -:  - s -: :  - : -: s  - :  - —:  — 2“ 2
:Denmark -:  - : -: :  - J -s : :  - -:  — : — 2
:Greece 5.470:  2.178 : 3.292:  5.000 :  1.970 : 3.030:  300 :  80 :  220 170:  128 :
« « a ·42 :
:  EUR 10 140.064 :  84.108 : 55.956 :104.042 :  68.237 : 35.805 :  28.785 :  14.683 :  14.102 7.237:  1.188 : 6.049 :
Source :  EUROSTAT

(WP VIPE2-145)
Production of table wine, quality wine psr and other wine in the Community
Wine-growing year 1982/83  
(•000 hi)
Total wine Table wine Quality wine psr Other wine
:Member States Total:  Red and White:  Total :  Red and White Total :  Red and :  White Total:  and White
:  White :  rosé :  rosé :  rosé
:FR Germany 16.128 :  2.247 13.881 :  1.094 :  285 809.15.034 :  1.962 :  13.072 ,«  _
:France 79.093 :  52.026 27.067 :  44.620 :  38.160 6.460 22.355 :  13.866 :  8.489 12.118 : 12.118
:Italy 71.948 :  39.551 32.397 :  61.476 :  34.243 27.233 8.642 :  5.117 :  3.525 1.830:  191 1.639
:Netherlands -: -: : - - : 2 - 2  —
:Belgium 3:  1 2:  3 :  1 2 : 2 - —2  — —
:Luxembourg 256: 256:  86 : 86 170 : :  170 2  — —
:United Kingdom 7: 7:  7 : 7- 2  — —2  —
:Ireland -: -s :  - - — 2  — 2  — •  —
:Denmark -: -: : - - 2 -2  — —2  — “
:Greece 4.500:  1.261 3.239:  4.237 :  1.123 3.114 210 :  108 :  102 53:  30 23
:  EUR 10 171.935 :  95.086 76.849 :111.523 :  73.812 37.711 46.411 :  21.053 :  25.358 14.001 22113.780
Source :  EUROSTAT

CE - DG VX - B - 2
BUR 10Wine stocks '000 hi(VXPB2-145)
1981/82 Wine-growing years
Stocks at beginning  
of year
(1 September 1981)Stocks at end  
of year
(1 September 1982)Changes in stocks’  ;
;
'
TotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
tradeTotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
tradeTotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
trade ■
:  a)Total wine (b+c+d) 91.436 55.752 35.684 76.444 44.272 32.172 -14.992 -11.480 -3.512t T .  J:•
- red and rosé wine 57.561 38.448 19.113 47.630 30.746 16.884 -9.931 -7.702 -2.229 •e.  Ì
— white wine 33.875 17.304 16.571 28.814 13.526 15.288 -5.061 -3.778 -1.283 <!
:  b)Table wine 53.186 34.854 18.332 40.956 24.859 16.097 -12.230 -9.995 -2.235i.  a • e5
«
- red and rosé wine 38.554 26.865 11.689 30.103 19.826 10.277 -8.451 -7.039 -1.412«•
i
- white wine 14.632 7.989 6.643 10.853 5.033 5.820 -3.779 -2.956 - 823«
:  c)Quality wines psr 33.605 20.820 12.785 30.921 19.316 11.605 -2.684 -1.504 -1.180
«
- red and rosé wine 17.936 11.567 6.369 16.480 10.895 5.585 -1.456 - 672 - 784 :
ij
- white wine 15.669 9.253 6.416 14.441 8.421 6.020 -1.228 - 832 - 3961
s  d)Other wine 4.645 784.567 4.567 974.470 78+ 19 97
- red and rosé wine 1.071 161.055 1.047 251.022 24+ 9 33
- white wine 3.574 623.512 3.520 723.448 54+ 10 64
!
Source :  EUROSTAT

CE - DG VX - S - 2
EUR 10Wine stocks '000 hi(VXPE2—145}
1982/83 Wine-growing year
Stocks at beginning  
of year
(I September 1982)Stocks at end  
of year
<1 September 1983)
Total 
76 444Held
by
growers 
44 272Held 
by the
trade
32 172Total 
89 315Held
by
growers 
58 631Held 
by the 
trade
30 684Total 
+12 871Held
by
growers 
+14 359Held 
by the 
trade
-1 488
47 630 30 746 16 884 52 197 36 912 15 285 +4 567 +6 166 -1 599
28 814 13 526 15 288 37 118 21 719 15 399 +8 304 +8 193 + 111
40 956 24 859 16 097 41 353 28 469 12 884 + 397 +3 610 -3 213
30 103 19 826 10 277 29 953 21 513 8 440 - 150 +1 687 -1 837
10 853 5 033 5 820 11 400 6 956 4 444 + 547 +1 923 -1 376
30.921 19.316 11.605 43.541 30.084 13.457 +12.620 +10.768 +1.852
16.480 10.895 5.585 21.258 15.386 5.872 +4.778 +4.491 + 287
14.441 8.421 6.020 22.283 14.698 7.585 +7.842 +6.277 +1.565
4.567 974.470 4.421 784.343 - 146 19- 127
1.047 251.022 986 13 973 61 12 49
3.520 723.448 3.435 653.370 85 7 78Changes in stocks
a) Total wine (b+c+d)
- red and rosé wine
- white wine
b) Table wine
- red and rosé wine
- white wine
c) Quality wines psr
- red and rosé wine
- white wine
d) Other wine
- red and rosé wine
- white wine
?gv-^#98§yR0STAT