Sept. 12, 2014
Influenced by the "Restricted Excellencies Spending", the amount and prices of imported wine decreased this year. However, with the emergence of China and Australia FTA, Australian wine will facing a great opportunities to expand exports to China.
According to Shanghai Customs statistics, during the first five months of this year, 45,759,000 liters wines were imported through Shanghai Customs, an decrease of 11.9% compared with that of last year; average price was per liter of 49 yuan, down 13.9%, which indicated a decreased amount and price obvirously.
Customs Experts believed that there are three main reasons for the phonomenon this year: first, domestic consumer demand was weakened resulting in high inventory importer, and continued large-scale import was not inspurred. Second, domestic consumers are starting to pay attention to rational consumption, the popular low-end wine makes the overall price of imports decreased. Third, electronic business platform mushroomed. Therefore, the artificial high prices of imported wines was under control to some extent.
Information from overseas also verified these market changes. A few days ago, the Australian Food Magazine reported that, due to sales and sales both fell, WA wine industry is now changing its exports strategy to China. Data show that in the previous fiscal year the number of WA wine exports to China dropped by 25%, and sales plunged 20 percent from 41.6 million Australian dollars (about 238 million yuan) to 33.4 million Australian dollars. CEO Jorgensen (Larry Jorgensen) of Wine Industry Association of WA said that the implementation of China's anti-corruption policy is a major factor to cause the sales decline.
However, market of imported wine from Australia is improved now. Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister who visited Australia a few days before said recently China and Australia reached a consensus on the strategic partnership and a new blueprint for trade and investment cooperation, and the two sides are willing to step up to promote the Sino-Australian FTA negotiations, the agreement of which is expected to be signed during the year.
China-Australia FTA is considered most likely to give Australian exporters including wine exporters more favorable tariff policy, which would give imported wine from Australia a greater advantage in the highly competitive domestic and imported wine market, so that Australian exporters are able to seize more market share during the wine adjustment period. It is reported that the major market of Australian wine is still in the UK, but China is likely to become the second Australian wine market.
In China, the retail price range of the Australian wine favored by the public is around 100,300 yuan. In recent years, the market of Australian wine in China is a expanding. The analysis shows that, in our everyday low-end wines will go through a substantial growth in the future since a large part of Australian wine are in this price range. Penfolds Winery Customer Marketing Manager Ms. Gui told reporters, from a divided market share, the share of Australian wine ranks the second.
It is widely believed Australian wines are with reasonable prices and good taste, suitable for everyday drinking. In fact, Australina high-end wines are also very popular, such as Penfolds Winery 389, 407 series and so on.
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