FRUIT

Released: February 2007
Seasonal
No. 975-2-07

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  2006  totaled 150,000  tons (see Table 2).  This  represents  a decrease  of  14  percent  from  the  175,000  tons  delivered  from  the  2005  crop.  The tonnage received from the Chautauqua-Erie-Cattaraugus Region was down 19 percent from the previous year.  Grapes received from the Finger Lakes Region were up 3 percent from the 2005 receipts. Tonnage originating  in  Niagara  County  was down 4 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 138,511 tons of grapes in 2006, down 15 percent from the 162,026 tons processed from the 2005 crop. Receipts from New York growers accounted for 83 percent of the total with the remaining 17 percent coming from other states and Canada. Wine crushings in New York plants increased 3 percent from last year to 47,833 tons and accounted for 35 percent of all grapes processed. Tonnage utilized for juice and other products decreased 22 percent to 90,678 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, 2005 and 2006