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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C0M(85) 561 final
Brussels, 21 October 1985
COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL
concerning the final estimates of supply in the 1983/84
wine year

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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 1983/84. A comparison of the estimates for  
1983/84 and 1982/83 attached to this Communication is made below.
I. Production
Total production of wine in the Community in 1983/84 (1983 harvest) was  
168.2 million hectolitres compared with a record 182.4 million hi in 1979  
and 171.9 million hi from the 1982 harvest. There was a decrease in  
France, to 67.9 million hi as against 79.1 million hi in 1982 (-14.2%),  
with quality wines p.s.r. totalling 19.5 million hi. At 81.5 million hi,  
Italy's production was, however, 9.6 million hi (+13.4%) up on 1982, with  
quality wines p.s.r. accounting for 10.9% of total production there.  
Germany's production (13.4 million hi) was 16.8% down on 1982's record  
figure of 16.1 million hi while in Luxembourg, production fell from  
256 000 hi in 1982 to 185 000 hi (-27.7%). By contrast, Greece saw an  
appreciable increase in overall production to 5.3 million hi compared with  
4.5 million hi in 1982 (+17.8%); the share of quality wines psr in this  
figure was also up, to 371 000 hi (7.1%) against 210 000 hi in 1982 (4.7%).
Community production as a whole in 1983 was down by 3.7 million hi  
compared with 1982 (-2.2%).
II. CONSUMPTION
Internal Community consumption in 1983/84 came to 166.5 million hi  
compared with 155.5 million hi in 1982/83 (+11.0 million hi or 7.1%).  
These figures cover direct human consumption and quantities processed;  
details are given below.
(1) OJ No L 54, 5.3.1979, p. 1

-  2 -
1. Direct human consumption
Direct human consumption totalled 121.5 million hi, down by 
0.8 million hi (-0.7%) 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 83.9 1 in 1983/84 after  
being 86.0 1 in 1982/83. The same trend can be observed in Italy:
80.3 1 per head/year in 1983/84 compared with 81.1 1 in 1982/83 and an  
average of 90 1 in 1976—80. Talcing the Community as a whole, per  
capita wine consumption fell by 0.3 1 in 1983/84 (—0.7%). The trend  
over the last ten years is apparent from the selected figures set out  
below.
'000 hi
1971/1972 1975/1976 1979/1980 1983/1984
Italy 55 305 54 387 49 305 45 701
France 55 211 54 318 51 584 45 933
combined 110 516 108 705 100 889 91 634
Total EUR 10 131 331 134 448 129 458 121 485
2. Quantities processed
Quantities processed in 1983/84, 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 44.1 million hi as against  
32.2 million hi in 1982/83 (+11.9 million hi or +37.0%).
The volume of wine distilled with Community aid, which reached the  
particularly high level of 21.2 million hi in 1982/83, rose above the  
37 million hi mark in 1983/84. At 37.2 million hi, it was up by  
15.9 million hi on the previous wine-growing year (+74.6%). France and  
Italy alone accounted for the distillation of some 33.4 million hi,  
with Greece and Germany showing 3.8 million hi.

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Disregarding distillation schemes financed from the Guarantee Section of  
the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, total internal  
consumption for 1983/84 corresponds to a self-supply rate of 130.0%.
This degree of self-sufficiency comes down to 101.OX if intervention  
distillation is taken into account.
III. END-OF-YEAR STOCKS
Community wine stocks on 31 August 1984 amounted to 88.4 million hi as  
against 89.3 million hi on 31 August 1983 (-0.9 million hi or -1.0%).
IV. TRADE
In the wine year under review, the Community imported 5.2 million hi from  
non-member countries compared with 5.1 million hi in 1982/83 (+2.0%).  
Exports fell from 8.6 million hi in 1982/83 to 7.8 million hi in 1983/84  
(-9.3%).
Despite this fall the external trade balance remains in surplus, by  
2.6 million hi against 3.5 million hi in 1982/83.

cg - DG VI - B - 2
Final estimate for tha 1082/83 wine-growing year(VIPB2 
1.000 hl
D :  F :  I : VL : B :  L :  UK : IRL :  DK :  GR :  BUR 10
1. Total production 16.133 79.953 72.648 - 3256 9- -4.S00 173.502
2. Part of production used for the 
preparation of grape Juice 5860 700 - - - - - l 56‘j
3. Production used for wine-making 16.128 79.093 71.948-3256 9- - 4.500 171.937
4. Stocks at the beginning of the 
wine-growing year9.930 39.912 22.105 421 414 1541.147 30a2.331 76.444
- held by growers 3.911 27.016 11.249 - 3 44 2- -2.047 44.272
— held by the trade 6.019 12.896 10.856 421 411 1101.145 30a28432.172
5. Availabilities at the beginning of the 
wine year (3+4)26.058 119.005 94.053 421 417 4101.156 30a6.831 248.381
6. Imports 9.566J)5.*72 1522.123 2.022 1464.630 105 879 55.083
- Intra BUR 10 7.538 4.928 831.570 1.665 1433.308 83 695 4-
- Bxtra BUR 10 2.028 544 69 5*>3 357 31.322 22 184 1-
7. Total availabilities (5+6) 35.624 124.477 94.205 2.544 2.439 5565.786 135 8796.836 253.464
8. Total domestic uses 17.138 67.576 57.107 1.990 1.856 2384.481 10O 8574.182 155.52S
- direct human consumption 16.304 46.923 46.006 1.970 1.841 2374.481 10O 8573.613 122.332
- processing 83420.069 10.831- 2- - - - 49432.230
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 (BBC) 
Ho 337/79 38410.261 10.245 - - - - - - 38021.270
- of which others 3502.596 18S - - - - - -643.195
- vinegar making 100 260 401- 2- - - - 50 813
- production losses - 398 75- - - - - - 40 513
- trade losses - 186 195 20 13 1- - - 35 450
9. Exports ^ 2.5452>9.715 15.670 54 196 89 160 3 22 2128.649
- Intra BUR 10 1.504 6.887 10.802 53 188 89 84 2 1C 152
- Extra BUR 10 1.041 2.828 4.868 1 8 0 76 1 12 60-
10. Stocks at the end of the wine-growing year 15.941 47.186 21.428 500 387 2291.145 32a2.442 89.290
- held by growers 9.080 34.282 12.835 - 2159 4- - 2.269 58.631
30.659 — held by the trade 6.861 12.904 8.593 500 385 701.141 32a173
11. Changes in stocks (10-4) + 6.011 + 7.274 677+ 79 27+ 7S 2+ 2a+ 111 + 12.846
12. Degree of self-sufficiency (3:8)%2^ 96 ,3 138,0 153,5 - 0.2107,6 0,2 - - 118,4 128,1
13. Annual per capita consumption (litres) 26,5 86,0 81,1 13,7 18,7 64,8 7,9 2,9 16,7 36,8 44,9
Source: EUROSTAT
1) The external trade figures take account of a reduction to 75% of the real volume of vermouths and aromatized wines.
2) Hot including vermouths and aromatized wines.
3) Bxcluding qualities distilled under Intervention measures.
* — Estimate

:g - PC_VI - B - 2
Pinal estimates for the 1983/84 wine-growing year(VIPB2-145) 
1.000 hi
IRL :  DK
1. Total production
2. Part of production used for the 
preparation of grape juice
3. Production used for wine-making
4. Stocks at the beginning of the 
wine-growing year
— held by growers 9.080653
67.894
47.18682.200:------j -GR
 :  BUR 10 
5.250: 169.601
:  1.358 
5.250: 168.243 
2.442: 89.290
2.269: 58.631
held by the trade 6.861
29.333385
389173: 30.659
7.692: 257.533 5. Availabilities at the beginning of the 
wine year (3+4)
6. Imports 1)9.2982>6.068
- Intra BUR 10
- Extra BUR 10 1:
7. Total availabilities (5+6)
8. Total domestic uses7.699: 262.742 
4.770: 166.547 
3.306: 121.485 
1.395: 44.116 
1.350: 43.262direct human consumption 
processing
of which distilling
— of which wine spirits of registered 
designation of origin
of which pursuant to Regulation (BBC) 
No 337/79 1.350: 37.153
:  734
45: 854
34: 461— of which others 
vinegar making408
2632 0 0
450
production losses 
trade losses85
485
9. Exports 1) 347: 7.758
27 1 : Intra BUR 10
- Extra BUR 10
10. Stocks at the end of the wine-growing year 2.582: 88.437
2.466: 58.012
116: 30.425
140:· 853
153,5: 130,0
33,5: 44,6- held by growers
- held by the trade
11. Changes in stocks (10-4)
12. Oegree of self-sufficiency (3:8)%3*
13. Annual per capita consumption (litres)0,
21,
Source: EUROSTAT
1) The external trade figures take account of a reduction to 75% of the real volume of vermouths and aromatized wines.
2) Not including vsrmouths and aromatized wines.
3) Excluding qualities distilled under intervention measures.
* - Estimate

(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
TotalRed and White TotalRed and White Totalled and White TotalRed and White
white rosé rosé rosé
:FR Germany 16.128 2.247 13.881 1.094 285 80915.034 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 1911.639
:Netherlands - - - - - - - - - - - -
:Belgium 3 1 2 3 1 2- - - - - -
:Luxembourg 256 - 256 86- 86 170 - 170 - - -
:United Kingdom 9- 9 9- 9- - - - - -
:Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - -
:Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - -
:Greece 4.500 1.261 3.239 4.237 1.123 3.114 210 108 102 53 30 23
:  EUR 10 171.937 95.086 76.851 111.525 73.812 37.713 46.411 21.053 25.358 14.001 22113.780
Source :  EUROSTAT

(VIPE2-145)
Production of table wine, quality wine psr and other wine in the Community
Wine-growing year 1983/84
C000 hi)
Total wine Table wine Quality wine psr Other wine :
:Member States
TotalRed and 
whiteWhite TotalRed and 
roséWhite TotalRed and 
roséWhite TotalRed and 
roséWhite :
:FR Germany 13.392 1.753 11.639 2.790 1402.650 10.602 1.613 8.989 - - :
:France 67.894 44.817 23.077 37.932 32.623 5.309 19.508 12.194 7.314 10.454 -10.454 :
t  Italy 81.500 45.900 35.600 70.132 40.239 29.893 8.917 4.996 3.921 2.451 6651.786 :
:Netherlands - - - - - - - - - - - :
:Belgium 2 1 1 2 1 1- - - - - :
:Luxembourg 185 - 185 65- 65 120 - 120 - - :
:United Kingdom 20- 20 20- 20- - - - - :
:Ireland - - - - - - - - - - - :
:Denmark - - - - - - - - - - - :
:Greece 5.250 1.737 3.513 4.659 1.367 3.292 371 196 175 220 174 46 :
:  EUR 10 168.243 94.208 74.035 115.600 74.370 41.230 39.518 18.999 20.519 13.125 83912.286 :
Source :  EUROSTAT

C E  -  D G  V X (VIPE2-145)
Wine stocks '000 hi
EUR 10 1982/83 Wine-growing year
Stocks at beginning 
of year
(1 September 1981)Stocks at end 
of year
(1 September 1982)
TotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
tradeTotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
tradeTotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
trade
76 444 44 272 32 172 89 290 58 631 30 659+12 846 +14 359 - 1  513
47 630 30 746 16 884 52 187 36 912 15 275+ 4 557 + 6 166 - 1  609
28 814 13 526 15 288 37 103 21 719 15 384+ 8 289 + 8 193 + 96
40 956 24 859 16 097 41 375 28 469 12 906+ 419 + 3 610 - 3 191
30 103 19 826 10 277 29 964 21 513 8 451 139+ 1  687 - 1  826
10 853 5 033 5 820 11 411 6 956 4 455+ 558 + 1  923 - 1  365
30 921 19 316 11 605 43 512 30 084 13 428+12 591 +10 768 + 1  823
16 480 10 895 5 58521 238 15 386 5 852+ 4 758 + 4 491 + 267
14 441 8 421 6 020 22 274 14 698 7 576+ 7 833 + 6 277 + 1  556
4 567 974 470 4 403 784 325 164 19145
1  047 251  022 985 13972 62 12 50
3 520 723 448 3 418 653 353 102 795Changes 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
Source:  EUROSTAT

Wine stocks '000 hi
1983/84 Wine-growing year
Stocks at beginning 
of year
(1 September 1981)Stocks at end 
of year
(1 September 1982)
TotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
tradeTotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
tradeTotalHeld
by
growersHeld 
by the 
trade
89 290 58 631 30 659 88 437 58 012 30 425 853 619 234
52 187 36 912 15 275 49 882 35 443 14 439- 2 305 - 1  469 836
37 103 21 719 15 384 38 555 22 569 15 986+ 1  452 + 850 + 602
41 375 28 469 12 906 38 082 26 141 11 941- 3 293 - 2 328 965
29 964 21 513 8 451 26 927 19 506 7 421- 3 037 - 2 007 - 1  030
11 411 6 956 4 455 11 155 6 635 4 520 256 321+ 65
43 512 30 084 13 428 45 730 31 570 14 160+ 2 218 + 1  486 + 732
21 238 15 386 5 85221 992 15 896 6 096+ 754 + 510 + 244
22 274 14 698 7 57623 738 15 674 8 064+ 1  464 + 976 + 488
4 403 784 325 4 625 3014 324+ 222 - t -  223 1
985 13972 963 41922 22+ 28 50
3 418 653 353 3 662 2603 402+ 244 + 195 + 49Changes 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
Source:  EUROSTAT