COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 12 12 IW 
C()M(95) 6vJ liti.il 
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
ON THE FINAL WINE BALANCE FOR THE 1993/94 WINE YEAR 

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
ON THE FINAL WINE BALANCE FOR THE 1993/94 WINE YEAR 
I. Total Production 
1993/94 1992/93 AVERAGE OF WINE YEARS 
1988/89-1992/93 
TW QW OTHR TW QW OTHR TW QW OTHR 
DE 
GR 
I'S 
I-R 
IT 
PT 
OTHR 293 
3 170 
16 098 
22 419 
48 855 
3 048 
39 9 677 
203 
9 342 
22 903 
10 418 
1 823 
141 5 
4 162 
7 962 
3 345 
0 
10 805 
3 644 
23 187 
29 229 
54 941 
5 511 
68 12 682 
236 
9 755 
23 554 
10 400 
2 260 
212 170 
5 039 
12 618 
3 345 
20 393 
3 666 
19 587 
27 952 
48 906 
5 951 
35 11 242 
342 
10 372 
21 528 
9 373 
2 224 
143 86 
3 887 
X 980 
2 657 
20 
16 
•:ilKI2 93 922 54 507 15 484 117385 59 099 21 l«>2 106490 55 224 I 5 646 
TOTAL EUR 12 
1993/94 
1992/93 
Average 
1988/89-1992/93 163 913 
197 676 
177 360 
The harvest in 1993/94 was appreciably lower than in 1992/93 (17% less), whereas in relation 
to the average of the last five wine years the reduction was less significant (-6.6%). This drop 
affected all the Member States: it was more marked in Portugal (-37.3%), Gerrrany (-26%) and 
Spain (-22%). In terms of types of products, and compared again to 1992/93, the decline in 
production particularly affected table wines (-20%) and was only limited in the case of quality 
wines psr (-7.8%). 
II. Utilisation (other than "intervention" distillation) 
Total utilisation (EUR-12) in 1993/94, which is made up of human consumption, industrial uses 
(including production of grape juice and wine-based brandy), losses and the net balance of 
exports to non-member countries (but not including "intervention" distillation) came to 
159 899 000 hi, ie. 4 000 000 hi less than in 1992/93. This decline was due to lower grape-juice 
production and to a reduction in the quantity of wine distilled for wine-based brandy production 
with a registered designation of origin. 
1. Human Consumption (1 000 hi) 
WINE YEAR TOTAL QUALITY 
WINE PSR TABLE WINE OTHER 
1988/89 
1989/90 
1990/91 
1991/92 
1992/93 135 899 
127 374 
132 582 
127 554 
129 016 44 536 
44 966 
49 014 
45 550 
49 271 82 130 
73 487 
75 057 
73 710 
71 443 9 233 
8 921 
8 511 
8 294 
8 302 
AVERAGE 
1988/89- 92/93 
1993/94 130 485 
128 633 46 667 
50 503 75 165 
71 466 8 652 
6 664 
In 1993/94, consumption (EUR-12) was 128.6 million hi, much the same as in the previous wine 
year but 2% lower than the average for 1988/89 to 1992/93. In some non-producer countries, 
human consumption is increasing slowly but steadily. This is true for Denmark and the 
Netherlands. By contrast, human consumption has been falling in the main producer countries 
for several years. Nonetheless, it is important to distinguish between quality wines psr and table 
wine, because of the upward trend in consumption of the first type of wine (50 503 000 hi in 
1993/94, up 8.2%o in relation to the average over the last five years), whereas consumption of 
table wine is falling (71 466 000 hi, down 5% over the same period). This evolution is 
explained partly by the recognition given to new names (which moves table wines into the 
category of wines with a registered designation of origin) and partly by the fact that consumers 
are increasingly tending to prefer wines in the category of registered designations of origin, i.e. 
"appellation d'origine". 
2. Industrial utilisation 
Industrial uses include quantities intended for use in making brandy with a registered designation 
of origin, i.e. 6.711 million hi of wines in the category "Other", and for the manufacture of 
juices (4.932 million hi), vermouths (2.184 million hi) and vinegar (1.059 million hi). 
Overall, these industrial uses absorbed 14.886 million hi, a figure in line with the average for 
the period 1988/89-1992/93. 
3. Distillation under Community rules 
Distillation under Community rules involved 21.2 million hi, consisting of 18.2 million hi for 
obligatory distillation (including 9.6 million hi for preventive distillation) and 3 million hi for 
market-support distillation, i.e. 12 million hi less than in 1992/93. 
The break-down of quantities for distillation is as follows: 
ITALY: 13 950 000 hi (12 150 000 hi obligatory distillation, 
1 800 000 hi support distillation) 
SPAIN: 3 400 000 hi (3 000 000 hi and 400 000 hi) 
FRANCE: 2 950 000 hi (2 550 000 hi and 400 000 hi) 
GREECE: 900 000 hi ( 500 000 hi and 400 000 hi). 
4. Imports and exports 
Most trade in wines is intra-Community (70% of total trade). In wine year 1993/94, Community 
exports to non-member countries accounted for 12.3 million hi, i.e. 17.7% more than in the 
previous year, while imports from non-member countries went up by only 6%, to 3.5 million hi. 
The main exporting countries were Italy (4 million hi), France (3.1 million hi) and Spain 
(2.4 million hi). The main importing countries were Germany (1.4 million hi) and the United 
Kingdom (1.3 million hi). 
The share of Community trade in world trade is approximately 73.6%). 
III. Stocks 
Stocks fell appreciably with the help of distillation, lower production and a net increase in 
exports. 
Total stocks at the end of the wine year came to 108.5 million hi, a drop of 14.75 million hi. 
Stocks of EUR-12 table wine went down by 20% to 38.5 million hi, which represents 6 months 
of normal utilization; stocks of quality wines psr went from 73.4 million hi to 68.9 million hi. 
IV. Conclusions 
The 1993/94 wine year was marked by lower production, a stabilization of human consumption 
and a noticeable revival of exports. However, none of this alleviated the problems of market 
management due to the structural disequilibrium which the wine sector has suffered from for 
several years. Despite the favourable economic climate, more than 21 million hi had to be 
distilled owing to the large accumulated stocks. 
Lasting control of production as well as quality assurance and the promotion of wine products 
remain the top priorities to be pursued. 
The draft Regulation reforming the common organization of the market which has been 
presented to the Council by the Commission is based on the principle of directing Community 
expenditure towards adjusting supply to match demand instead of financing the disposal of 
surpluses, by means of multi-annual regional adjustment programmes for the wine-growing 
sector. This would entail, amongst other things, a simplification of the distillation regime, a 
policy of enhancing quality and the promotion of wine itself. 
BALANCE SHEET WINE WINE YEAR 93-94 
DATE: QUALITY WINES PSR - RED, ROSE, WHITE 
13/09/95 1000 HL REF: 
Page: ~! 
I/ V HEADINGS 
TOTAL PRODUCTION 
GRAPE JUICE 
WINE MAKING 
STOCKS BEG MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
MARKETING 
AVAILABILITY AT BEGIN MKT 
YEAR 
IMPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
TOTAL AVAILABILITY 
HOME USES 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION: 
PROCESSING: 
OF WHICH DISTILLATION 
-SPIRITS 
-REGL 822/87 
-OTHER 
OF WHICH VINEGAR 
OF WHICH VERMOUTH 
LOSSES: 
OF WHICH PRODUCTION 
OF WHICH TRADE 
EXPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
STOCK END MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
TRADE 
STOCK VARIATION 
DEGREE OF SELF-SUFFIC 
POPULATION 
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA 
(Litres) BE 
260 
260 
260 
1611 
1611 
1871 
1432 
1426 
6 
6 
135 
116 
19 
304 
304 
44 
0,00 
10.068.300 
14,16 DK 
89 
89 
89 
716 
716 
805 
699 
699 
21 
18 
3 
85 
85 
-4 
0,00 
5.180.600 
13,49 DE 
9677 
9677 
13753 
10975 
2778 
23430 
2845 
2845 
26275 
12121 
12121 
2131 
1243 
888 
12023 
9258 
2765 
-1730 
0.8 
80.614.100 
15,04 EL 
203 
203 
356 
327 
29 
559 
7 
7 
566 
196 
186 
10 
4 
6 
64 
27 
37 
306 
273 
33 
-50 
1,04 
10.346.400 
1,80 ES 
9342 
9342 
14703 
11276 
3427 
24045 
37 
37 
24082 
7438 
7174 
96 
96 
96 
168 
168 
3186 
2309 
877 
13458 
10786 
2672 
-1245 
1.27 
39.114.200 
18,34 FR 
22903 
22903 
29321 
19713 
9608 
52224 
682 
682 
52906 
16961 
15221 
1530 
1530 
1080 
450 
210 
210 
6660 
4807 
1853 
29285 
19664 
9621 
-36 
1,44 
57.529.600 
26,46 IRL 
22 
22 
22 
97 
97 
119 
104 
104 
15 
15 
-7 
0,00 
3.560.000 
2,92 IT 
10418 
10418 
9293 
6771 
2522 
19711 
98 
98 
19809 
7387 
7347 
40 
40 
3542 
2040 
1502 
8880 
6322 
2558 
-413 
1,41 
56.932.700 
12,90 LUX 
140 
140 
163 
129 
34 
303 
64 
64 
367 
169 
169 
34 
34 
164 
124 
40 
1 
0,83 
395.200 
42,76 NL 
154 
154 
154 
1050 
1050 
1204 
1007 
995 
12 
12 
31 
25 
6 
166 
166 
12 
0,00 
15.239.200 
6,53 PT 
1823 
1823 
4948 
1664 
3284 
6771 
113 
113 
6884 
1940 
1890 
50 
50 
1068 
608 
460 
3876 
971 
2905 
-1072 
0,94 
9.859.600 
19,17 UK 
1 
1 
364 
2 
362 
365 
3187 
3187 
3552 
3171 
3171 
34 
16 
18 
347 
1 
346 
-17 
0.00 
57.959.000 
5,47 TOT EUR 
54507 
54507 
73426 
50857 
22569 
127933 
127933 
52625 
50503 
1626 
1626 
1176 
450 
496 
432 
64 
6399* 
68909 
47399 
21510 
-4517 
1,06 
346.798.900 
14,56 
* CALCULATED AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOTAL EXPORT AND INTRA-
COMMUNITY IMPORT 
BALANCE SHEET WINE WINE YEAR 93-94 
DATE: TABLE WINES - RED, ROSE, WHITE 
13/09/95 1000 HL REF: 
Page: __i 
^ HEADINGS 
TOTAL PRODUCTION 
GRAPE JUICE 
WINE MAKING 
STOCKS BEG MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
MARKETING 
AVAILABILITY AT BEGIN MKT 
YEAR 
IMPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
TOTAL AVAILABILITY 
HOME USES 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION: 
PROCESSING: 
OF WHICH DISTILLATION 
-SPIRITS 
-REGL 822/87 
-OTHER 
OF WHICH VINEGAR 
OF WHICH VERMOUTH 
LOSSES: 
OF WHICH PRODUCTION 
OF WHICH TRADE 
EXPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
STOCK END MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
TRADE 
STOCK VARIATION 
DEGREE OF SELF-SUFFIC 
POPULATION 
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA 
(Litres) BE 
2 
2 
79 
79 
81 
616 
616 
697 
524 
515 
6 
6 
3 
3 
56 
52 
4 
117 
117 
38 
0,00 
10.068.300 
5,12 DK 
114 
114 
114 
395 
395 
509 
383 
383 
12 
10 
2 
114 
114 
0.00 
5.180.600 
7,39 DE 
293 
50 
243 
4328 
514 
3814 
4571 
5229 
5229 
9800 
4668 
4668 
637 
525 
112 
4495 
406 
4089 
167 
0,05 
80.614.100 
5,79 EL 
3170 
3170 
2057 
1924 
133 
5227 
40 
40 
5267 
3620 
2857 
713 
623 
623 
50 
40 
50 
16 
34 
556 
458 
98 
1091 
1024 
67 
-966 
1.06 
10.346.400 
27,61 ES 
16098 
16098 
6685 
4709 
1976 
22783 
107 
107 
22890 
13099 
8062 
4876 
3969 
3969 
323 
584 
161 
161 
4675 
3102 
1573 
5116 
3330 
1786 
-1569 
1,76 
39.114.200 
20,61 FR 
22419 
705 
21714 
13369 
8821 
4548 
35083 
5622 
5622 
40705 
25115 
20857 
4178 
3708 
3708 
170 
300 
80 
80 
4492 
3559 
933 
11098 
6755 
4343 
-2271 
1,01 
57.529.600 
36,25 IRL 
11 
11 
11 
70 
70 
81 
66 
66 
15 
15 
4 
0,00 
3.560.000 
1,85 IT 
48855 
450 
48405 
18340 
13199 
5141 
66745 
170 
170 
66915 
41460 
27200 
14050 
12340 
12140 
200 
450 
1260 
210 
60 
150 
10948 
8451 
2497 
14507 
9360 
5147 
-3833 
1,65 
56.932.700 
47,48 LUX 
20 
20 
61 
41 
20 
81 
91 
91 
172 
67 
67 
49 
49 
56 
34 
22 
-5 
0,30 
395.200 
16,95 NL 
88 
88 
88 
708 
708 
796 
640 
632 
8 
8 
46 
35 
11 
110 
110 
22 
0,00 
15.239.200 
4,15 PT 
3048 
3048 
3307 
1673 
1634 
6355 
906 
906 
7261 
4726 
3984 
662 
602 
602 
60 
80 
80 
985 
688 
297 
1550 
598 
952 
-1757 
0,74 
9.859.600 
40,41 UK 
17 
17 
248 
17 
231 
265 
2147 
2147 
2412 
2175 
2175 
31 
24 
7 
206 
19 
187 
•A2 
0,01 
57.959.000 
3,75 TOT EUR 
93922 
1205 
92717 
48687 
30898 
17789 
141404 
141404 
96543 
7146Ô 
24485 
21242 
21042 
200 j 
1059' 
% 
Ï96J 
6383*1 
38475| 
21526; 
16949J 
-10212! 
1,231 
346.79S.900l 
-«J 
zu.ol j * CALCULATED AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOTAL EXPORT AND INTRA-
COMMUNITY IMPORT 
BALANCE SHEET WINE WINE YEAR 93-94 
OTHER WINES: RED, ROSE, WHITE 
DATE: 13/09/95 1000 HL REF: 
Page: 
-V HEADINGS 
TOTAL PRODUCTION 
GRAPE JUICE 
WINE MAKING 
STOCKS BEG MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
MARKETING 
AVAILABILITY AT BEGIN MKT 
YEAR 
IMPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
TOTAL AVAILABILITY 
HOME USES 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION: 
PROCESSING: 
OF WHICH DISTILLATION 
-SPIRITS 
-REGL 822/87 
-OTHER 
OF WHICH VINEGAR 
OF WHICH VERMOUTH 
LOSSES: 
OF WHICH PRODUCTION 
OF WHICH TRADE 
EXPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
STOCK END MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
TRADE 
STOCK VARIATION 
DEGREE OF SELF-SUFFIC 
POPULATION 
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA 
(Litres) BE 
28 
28 
28 
45 
45 
73 
31 
30 
1 
1 
42 
42 
14 
0,00 
10.068.300 
0,30 DK 
5 
5 
5 
124 
16 
108 
129 
121 
121 
3 
3 
5 
5 
0,00 
5.180.600 
2,34 DE 
188 
26 
162 
188 
2433 
1090 
1343 
2621 
1987 
1984 
3 
3 
3 
478 
140 
338 
156 
20 
136 
-32 
0,00 
80.614.100 
2,46 EL 
5 
5 
137 
123 
14 
142 
12 
12 
154 
86 
81 
5 
5 
5 
68 
50 
18 
-69 
0,06 
10.346.400 
0,78 ES 
4162 
3107 
1055 
116 
116 
1171 
2 
2 
1173 
942 
729 
206 
206 
206 
7 
7 
142 
128 
14 
89 
89 
-27 
1.43 
39.114.200 
1,86 FR 
7962 
520 
7442 
32 
32 
7474 
606 
383 
223 
8080 
7635 
586 
6979 
6979 
6711 
268 
70 
70 
400 
86 
314 
45 
45 
13 
1,01 
57.529.600 
1,02 IRL 
7 
7 
7 
39 
39 
46 
35 
35 
11 
11 
4 
0,00 
3.560.000 
0,98 IT 
3345 
100 
3245 
147 
57 
90 
3392 
13 
13 
3405 
2744 
1312 
1432 
1432 
1432 
525 
505 
20 
136 
31 
105 
-11 
2,47 
56.932.700 
2,30 LUX 
10 
10 
63 
18 
45 
73 
37 
37 
110 
18 
18 
32 
32 
60 
16 
44 
-3 
0,56 
395.200 
5,55 NL 
138 
138 
138 
423 
295 
128 
561 
388 
382 
6 
6 
24 
17 
7 
149 
149 
11 
0,00 
15.239.200 
2,51 PT 
9.859.600 
0,00 UK 
265 
265 
265 
1464 
161 
1303 
1729 
. 1386 
1386 
343 
343 
78 
0,00 
57.959.000 
2,39 TOT EUR 
15484 
3727 
11757 
1126 
340 
786 
12883 
3202 
16085 
15373 
6664 
8625 
8625 
6711 
1914 
84 
77 
7 
-392* 
1104 
206 
898 
-22 
0,87 
346.798.900 
1,92 
* CALCULATED AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOTAL EXPORT AND INTRA-
COMMUNITY IMPORT 
BALANCE SHEET WINE WINE YEAR 93-94 
TOTAL WINES: RED, ROSE, WHITE 
DATE: 13/09/95 1000 HL REF: 
Page: 
09 HEADINGS 
TOTAL PRODUCTION 
GRAPE JUICE 
WINE MAKING 
STOCKS BEG MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
MARKETING 
AVAILABILITY AT BEGIN MKT 
YEAR 
IMPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
TOTAL AVAILABILITY 
HOME USES 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION: 
PROCESSING: 
OF WHICH DISTILLATION 
-SPIRITS 
-REGL 822/87 
-OTHER 
OF WHICH VINEGAR 
OF WHICH VERMOUTH 
LOSSES: 
OF WHICH PRODUCTION 
OF WHICH TRADE . 
EXPORTS 
INTRA EUR 
EXTRA EUR 
STOCK END MKT YEAR 
PRODUCTION 
TRADE 
STOCK VARIATION 
DEGREE OF SELF-SUFFIC 
POPULATION 
CONSUMPTION PER CAPITA 
(Litres) BE 
2 
2 
367 
367 
369 
2272 
2227 
45 
2641 
1987 
1971 
6 
6 
10 
10 
191 
168 
23 
463 
463 
96 
0,00 
10.068.300 
19,58 DK 
208 
208 
208 
1235 
1127 
108 
1443 
1203 
1203 
36 
31 
5 
204 
204 
-4 
0,00 
5.180.600 
23,22 DE 
9970 
50 
9920 
18269 
11515 
6754 
28189 
10507 
9164 
1343 
38696 
18776 
18773 
3 
3 
3 
3246 
1908 
1338 
16674 
9684 
6990 
-1595 
0,53 
80.614.100 
23,29 EL 
3378 
3378 
2550 
2374 
176 
5928 
59 
59 
5987 
3902 
3124 
718 
628 
628 
50 
40 
60 
20 
40 
620 
485 
135 
1465 
1347 
118 
-1085 
1,03 
10.346.400 
30,19 ES 
29602 
3107 
26495 
21504 
16101 
5403 
47999 
146 
146 
48145 
21479 
15965 
5178 
4271 
4271 
323 
584 
336 
336 
8003 
5539 
2464 
18663 
14205 
4458 
-2841 
1,54 
39.114.200 
40,82 FR 
53284 
1225 
52059 
42722 
28534 
14188 
94781 
6910 
6687 
223 
101691 
49711 
36664 
12687 
12217 
6711 
5056 
450 
170 
300 
360 
360 
11552 
8452 
3100 
40428 
26419 
14009 
-2294 
1,17 
57.529.600 
63,73 IRL 
40 
40 
40 
206 
167 
39 
246 
205 
205 
41 
41 
1 
0,00 
3.560.000 
5,76 IT 
62618 
550 
62068 
27780 
20027 
7753 
89848 
281 
268 
13 
90129 
51591 
35859 
15482 
13772 
13572 
200 
450 
1260 
250 
60 
190 
15015 
10996 
4019 
23523 
15713 
7810 
-4257 
1,63 
56.932.700 
62,98 LUX 
170 
170 
287 
188 
99 
457 
192 
192 
649 
254 
254 
115 
115 
280 
174 
106 
-7 
0,67 
395.200 
64,27 NL 
380 
380 
380 
2181 
2053 
128 
2561 
2035 
2009 
26 
26 
101 
77 
24 
425 
425 
45 
0,00 
15.239.200 
13,18 PT 
4871 
4871 
8255 
3337 
4918 
13126 
1019 
1019 
14145 
6666 
5874 
662 
602 
602 
60 
130 
130 
2053 
1296 
757 
5426 
1569 
3857 
-2829 
0,80 
9.859.600 
59,58 UK 
18 
18 
877 
19 
858 
895 
6798 
5495 
1303 
7693 
6732 
6732 
65 
. 40 
25 
896 
20 
876 
19 
0,00 
57.959.000 
11,62 TOT EUR 
163913 
4932 
158981 
123239 
82095 
41144 
282220 
3202 
285422 
164541 
128633 
34736 
31493 
6711 
24132 
650 
1059 
2184 
1172 
906' 
266, 
12393* 
108488 
69131; 
39357J 
-147G1J 
.1,13) 
346.798.ÊHX)! 
37,09 
CALCULATED AS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TOTAL EXPORT AND INTRA-
:OMMUNITY IMPORT 

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