February 11,2016-
The 2015 crush totaled 3,862,385 tons, down 7 percent from the 2014 crush of 4,144,534 tons. Red wine varieties accounted for the largest share of all grapes crushed, at 2,037,083 tons, down 5 percent from 2014. The 2015 white wine variety crush totaled 1,662,159 tons, down 5 percent from 2014. Tons crushed of raisin type varieties totaled 92,432, down 41 percent from 2014, and tons crushed of table type varieties totaled 70,711, down 25 percent from 2014.
The Grape Crush Report includes the total number of tons crushed for concentrate production. In determining grape tonnage crushed for concentrate production, each processor was required to report the estimated equivalent tons of grapes crushed for grape concentrate. For the 2015 season, this total was 434,612 tons, 11 percent of the 2015 grape crush total. This report provides only the aggregate figure for grapes crushed for concentrate production and does not include information by district, type, or variety.
The 2015 average price of all varieties was $667.31, down 10 percent from 2014. Average prices for the 2015 crop by type were as follows: red wine grapes, $783.58, down 12 percent from 2014; white wine grapes, $538.67, down 10 percent from 2014; raisin grapes, $247.52, up 6 percent; and table grapes, $252.63, up 8 percent