The total value of South Australia’s wine exports reached $1.1 billion in the 12 months ending in June which is a 37.2 per cent increase year-on-year.
Australia’s national wine exports increased in value by 17 per cent to $2.2 billion; South Australian exports made up 12.8 per cent of the total volume of Australia’s exports.
An increase in the value of exports to mainland China saw it become South Australia’s top wine export destination in the 12 months ending in June.
The increase comes after China dropped its punitive tariffs on Australian wine exports earlier this year. Chinese exports from South Australia were valued at $946.5 million in October 2020, before the tariffs were introduced.