The value of exported grapes rose by an average 14.2% for all exporting countries since 2017 when international shipments of fresh grapes were valued at $8.15 billion.
Year over year, the value of globally exported grapes flatlined via a 0.2% upturn from $9.29 billion during 2020.
The top 5 most valuable exporters of grapes are Peru, Netherlands, Italy, Chile, and the United States of America. Collectively, that quintet of major suppliers sold almost half (49.4%) of total spending on fresh grapes bought on international markets during 2021.
Among continents, exporters in Europe sold the highest dollar worth of fresh grapes on international markets during 2021 with shipments valued at $2.66 billion or 28.6% of the global total. In second place were exporters in Asia at 23.6% while another 23.5% of worldwide sales of fresh grapes originated from Latin America excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean.
North American exporters of fresh grapes generated 9% worth, surpassing African suppliers at 11.2% and Oceania at 4% mostly Australia and New Zealand.
For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 080610 for fresh grapes.
Grapes Exports by Country
Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of fresh grapes during 2021.
- Peru: US$1.2 billion (12.9% of exported fresh grapes)
- Netherlands: $918.4 million (9.9%)
- Italy: $873.4 million (9.4%)
- Chile: $826.9 million (8.9%)
- United States: $781.6 million (8.4%)
- China: $757.1 million (8.1%)
- South Africa: $708.5 million (7.6%)
- Spain: $516.3 million (5.6%)
- Australia: $374.2 million (4%)
- Hong Kong: $334.2 million (3.6%)
- India: $323.5 million (3.5%)
- Egypt: $254.3 million (2.7%)
- Lebanon: $230.5 million (2.5%)
- Turkey: $204.9 million (2.2%)
- Brazil: $159.6 million (1.7%)
By value, the listed 15 countries shipped 90.9% of global fresh grapes exported in 2021.
Among the top exporters, the fastest-growing exporters of fresh grapes since 2020 were: Lebanon (up 993.1%), Brazil (up 46.4%), South Africa (up 36.2%) and Turkey (up 29.8%).
Five major suppliers experienced declines in their exported fresh grapes sales namely mainland China (down -37.6%), Australia (down -18.2%), Chile (down -11.4%), Hong Kong (down -11.3%) and the United States of America (down -4.9%).
Countries Enjoying Best Trade Surpluses from Grapes
The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for fresh grapes during 2021. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s grapes exports and its import purchases for that same commodity.
- Peru: US$1.2 billion (net export surplus up 20.6% since 2020)
- Chile: $823.7 million (down -11.5%)
- Italy: $821.6 million (up 3.6%)
- South Africa: $690.7 million (up 36.6%)
- Spain: $359.6 million (up 6.3%)
- Australia: $337.2 million (down -19%)
- India: $311.3 million (up 12.7%)
- Egypt: $249 million (up 7.9%)
- Lebanon: $230.4 million (up 997.6%)
- China: $221.7 million (down -61.1%)
- Turkey: $203.6 million (up 29.2%)
- Brazil: $152.3 million (up 54.5%)
- Uzbekistan: $147.5 million (up 10.9%)
- Greece: $85.4 million (down -16.6%)
- Namibia: $70 million (up 43.7%)
Overtaking Chile since 2020, Peru garnered the highest surplus in the international trade of fresh grapes during 2021. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms Peru’s strong competitive advantage for this specific product category.
Countries Suffering Worst Trade Deficits from Grapes
The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for fresh grapes during 2021. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s grapes import purchases and its exports for that same commodity.
- United States: -US$1.2 billion (net export deficit up 12.6% since 2020)
- Germany: -$717.1 million (down -2.8%)
- United Kingdom: -$672 million (up 2.2%)
- Canada: -$470.7 million (up 5.8%)
- Russia: -$453.3 million (up 26%)
- Indonesia: -$315.3 million (up 15.4%)
- Vietnam: -$246.1 million (up 160%)
- France: -$222.9 million (up 15.7%)
- Poland: -$218.8 million (up 9.7%)
- United Arab Emirates: -$212.5 million (up 427.4%)
- Thailand: -$174.6 million (up 18.9%)
- Philippines: -$148.1 million (up 14.7%)
- South Korea: -$135 million (down -11.5%)
- Hong Kong: -$121.8 million (down -28.9%)
- Bangladesh: -$113.1 million (down -13.3%)
The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of grapes. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s strong competitive disadvantage for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for grapes-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand from American consumers and companies that use grapes in their manufacturing processes.
Grapes Exporting Companies
Below is a sampling of American grape vineyards that play a role in the international trade of fresh grapes. Shown within parenthesis is the state where the business is headquartered.
- Estee Vineyards Inc (New Jersey)
- Grapevine of Gadsden (Florida)
- Hermannhof (Missouri)
- Rosenthal The Malibu Estate (California)
- Sarver Winery (Orsegon)
- Stonington Vineyards Inc (Connecticut)
- Victory View Vineyard (New York)
- Vineyards of Kennesaw (Georgia)
- Wageman Vineyard (New England)
- Welchs (New York)
Searchable List of Grapes Exporting Countries in 2021
The 100 key exporters highlighted in the following automated database account for 99.9998% of the value for globally exported fresh grapes during 2021.
| Rank | Exporter | Exported Grapes | 2020-1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Peru | $1,195,753,000 | +20.6% |
| 2. | Netherlands | $918,427,000 | +15.6% |
| 3. | Italy | $873,444,000 | +4.1% |
| 4. | Chile | $826,923,000 | -11.4% |
| 5. | United States | $781,591,000 | -4.9% |
| 6. | China | $757,081,000 | -37.6% |
| 7. | South Africa | $708,536,000 | +36.2% |
| 8. | Spain | $516,288,000 | +9.5% |
| 9. | Australia | $374,168,000 | -18.2% |
| 10. | Hong Kong | $334,155,000 | -11.3% |
| 11. | India | $323,519,000 | +13.1% |
| 12. | Egypt | $254,333,000 | +7.9% |
| 13. | Lebanon | $230,482,000 | +993.1% |
| 14. | Turkey | $204,938,000 | +29.8% |
| 15. | Brazil | $159,567,000 | +46.4% |
| 16. | Uzbekistan | $147,655,000 | +10.9% |
| 17. | Greece | $87,715,000 | -17% |
| 18. | Namibia | $71,000,000 | +42.5% |
| 19. | Germany | $62,383,000 | -7.8% |
| 20. | Afghanistan | $57,785,000 | +2.3% |
| 21. | Mexico | $53,011,000 | -80.8% |
| 22. | Japan | $42,195,000 | +9.4% |
| 23. | South Korea | $37,269,000 | +21.2% |
| 24. | Moldova | $36,078,000 | +34.3% |
| 25. | France | $30,574,000 | +13.1% |
| 26. | Austria | $23,967,000 | +65.2% |
| 27. | Iran | $16,748,000 | -41.6% |
| 28. | Belgium | $15,034,000 | +12.7% |
| 29. | North Macedonia | $14,673,000 | +1.7% |
| 30. | Latvia | $10,332,000 | +49.7% |
| 31. | Denmark | $10,134,000 | -11.7% |
| 32. | Tajikistan | $9,345,000 | +444.9% |
| 33. | Morocco | $9,181,000 | +28.1% |
| 34. | Belarus | $8,249,000 | +3073% |
| 35. | Lithuania | $7,153,000 | +43% |
| 36. | Azerbaijan | $7,144,000 | +45.6% |
| 37. | Czech Republic | $6,813,000 | +10.9% |
| 38. | Singapore | $6,598,000 | +23.9% |
| 39. | United Kingdom | $6,564,000 | -71.8% |
| 40. | Portugal | $6,552,000 | -17.1% |
| 41. | Armenia | $5,658,000 | -35.7% |
| 42. | Poland | $4,487,000 | -4.8% |
| 43. | Argentina | $4,127,000 | -11.5% |
| 44. | Hungary | $3,397,000 | -32.9% |
| 45. | Thailand | $3,363,000 | +270% |
| 46. | Ireland | $3,259,000 | +73.5% |
| 47. | Slovenia | $2,957,000 | -80.5% |
| 48. | Kazakhstan | $2,506,000 | +146.4% |
| 49. | Kyrgyzstan | $2,395,000 | +144.4% |
| 50. | Slovakia | $2,242,000 | -10.9% |
| 51. | Syria | $2,214,000 | +287.1% |
| 52. | Ecuador | $1,654,000 | +27.3% |
| 53. | Bosnia/Herzegovina | $1,556,000 | +18.3% |
| 54. | Russia | $1,550,000 | +73.8% |
| 55. | Taiwan | $1,484,000 | -19.7% |
| 56. | Sweden | $1,454,000 | +70.3% |
| 57. | Bulgaria | $1,366,000 | +92.9% |
| 58. | Croatia | $1,137,000 | +159.6% |
| 59. | Tunisia | $1,132,000 | +11.4% |
| 60. | Jordan | $1,107,000 | -48.4% |
| 61. | Canada | $1,096,000 | +169.3% |
| 62. | Malaysia | $1,076,000 | -17.5% |
| 63. | Cyprus | $744,000 | +124.1% |
| 64. | Luxembourg | $725,000 | +7.7% |
| 65. | Georgia | $720,000 | +127.1% |
| 66. | United Arab Emirates | $569,000 | -98.1% |
| 67. | Finland | $521,000 | +53.2% |
| 68. | Albania | $410,000 | +79.8% |
| 69. | Montenegro | $381,000 | -26.3% |
| 70. | Costa Rica | $365,000 | +112.2% |
| 71. | Romania | $357,000 | -10.8% |
| 72. | Serbia | $313,000 | -42.5% |
| 73. | Vietnam | $287,000 | +199% |
| 74. | Tanzania | $245,000 | +600% |
| 75. | Yemen | $231,000 | +145.7% |
| 76. | Switzerland | $210,000 | +133.3% |
| 77. | Trinidad/Tobago | $198,000 | +57.1% |
| 78. | New Zealand | $180,000 | -16.3% |
| 79. | Turkmenistan | $160,000 | -43.5% |
| 80. | Saudi Arabia | $122,000 | -15.9% |
| 81. | Myanmar | $122,000 | +838.5% |
| 82. | Norway | $106,000 | +19.1% |
| 83. | Guatemala | $76,000 | -23.2% |
| 84. | Algeria | $53,000 | -32.1% |
| 85. | Dominican Republic | $50,000 | +163.2% |
| 86. | Kenya | $47,000 | -30.9% |
| 87. | Jamaica | $39,000 | 0% |
| 88. | Central African Rep | $21,000 | 0% |
| 89. | Estonia | $20,000 | +53.8% |
| 90. | Timor-Leste | $18,000 | 0% |
| 91. | Ukraine | $18,000 | +63.6% |
| 92. | Brunei Darussalam | $14,000 | 0% |
| 93. | Uruguay | $13,000 | +44.4% |
| 94. | Uganda | $13,000 | +1200% |
| 95. | Iceland | $11,000 | +37.5% |
| 96. | Ethiopia | $7,000 | -12.5% |
| 97. | Bolivia | $6,000 | 0% |
| 98. | Cameroon | $4,000 | 0% |
| 99. | Mozambique | $4,000 | 0% |
| 100. | Colombia | $3,000 | -98.5% |
Focusing on the top 100 grapes exporters, the fastest growers from 2020 to 2021 were Belarus (up 3,073%), Uganda (up 1,200%), Lebanon (up 993.1%), Myanmar also called Burma (up 838.5%), Tanzania (up 600%), Tajikistan (up 444.9%), Syria (up 287.1%), Thailand (up 270%), Vietnam (up 199.9%) then Canada (up 169.3%)>
You can change the presentation order by clicking the triangle icon at the top of any of the above table’s columns. An entry of 0% in the right-most column means that 2020 data was unavailable.
See also Bananas Exports by Country, Pineapples Exports by Country, Apples Exports by Country, Oranges Exports by Country, Top Strawberries Exporters by Country and Top Imported Fruits Most Loved by Americans
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Field Listing: Imports – Commodities. Accessed on August 6, 2022
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on August 6, 2022
Investopedia, Net Exports Definition. Accessed on August 6, 2022
SICCODES.com, Top Companies – SIC Code 0172 – Grapes. Accessed on August 6, 2022
