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                                                                Commercial  [logo.gif]Cooperating

                                                                Grape       with
                                                                Price
                                                                Report
     National Agricultural
                                                                2003
       Statistics Service


  Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service
                                                                                  United States
  P.O. Box 1659                                                             Department of
                                                                            Agriculture
  Richmond, Virginia 23218-1659
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  Phone: (804) 771-2493

  http:// www.nass.usda.gov/va/




             Released: August 13, 2004

The information reported below was obtained from growers who responded to
the 2003 Virginia Commercial Grape Survey. Growers were asked to report
sales and prices from production sold under contract or on the open market.
All other grape varieties were not published to avoid disclosure of
individual operations.

 Grape Production and Price by Variety, 2003

 Variety                         Tons      Utilized Tons     Price Per Ton
                               Produced

 Chardonnay                      1019           864            $1,345.00

 Cabernet Franc                  466            432            $1,270.00

 Cabernet Sauvignon              330            272            $1,402.00

 Merlot                          317            296            $1,544.00

 Vidal Blanc                     261            214             $773.00

 Viognier                        206            166            $1,725.00



 Virginia 1/                     3600           3400          $1,300.00 1/

1/ State Price based on all reported varieties. Price based on all reported
sales.