Released March 2006
Seasonal
No. 975-2-06

SURVEY OF WINERIES AND GRAPE PROCESSING PLANTS NEW YORK

New  York  grown  grapes  delivered  to  wineries  and processing  plants  (both in and out-of-state)  in  2005  totaled 175,000  tons (see Table 2).  This  represents  an increase  of  25  percent  from  the  140,000  tons  delivered  from  the  2004  crop.  The tonnage received from the Chautauqua-Erie-Cattaraugus Region was up 29 percent from the previous year.  Grapes received from the Finger Lakes Region were up 22 percent from the 2004 receipts. Tonnage originating  in  Niagara  County  was down 9 percent  from  a year  ago. New  York  grapes  grown  by  variety,  major  growing  area, and  varietal  prices  paid  by  processors  are  accounted  for on the reverse side of this release.

Wineries and processing plants located in New York State crushed a total of 162,026 tons of grapes in 2005, up 15 percent from the 140,455 tons processed from the 2004 crop. Receipts from New York growers accounted for 84 percent of the total with the remaining 16 percent coming from other states and Canada. Wine crushings in New York plants decreased 1 percent from last year to 46,380 tons and accounted for 29 percent of all grapes processed. Tonnage utilized for juice and other products increased 24 percent to 115,646 tons. Data for this publication was provided by New York and out-of-state wineries and processors who crushed New York grown grapes. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated.

Table 1.  GRAPES PROCESSED IN NEW YORK STATE
WINERIES AND PROCESSING PLANTS

Tonnages Received by Variety and Primary Use, 2004 and 2005

1/ Total receipts includes the following amounts received from other states and Canada:  2004-35,237, 2005-25,493.
2/ Not published to avoid disclosing individual operations.

Table 2.  NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED

Tonnage by Variety and Production Area Received by Wineries and Processing Plants,
2004 and 2005; Prices Paid to Growers, 2003-2005 1/