Beverages

In wholesale prices, European slate market amounted to €255M in 2016, reducing noticeably over the last nine years. This figure reflects total revenue of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers’ margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). In physical terms, the market stood at 2.6M tonnes, which reduced by 3% after a period of robust growth over 2013-2015.

In 2016, Asian wine market reached $23.5B in wholesale prices. This figure reflects total revenue of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers’ margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). 

In 2016, the amount of wine imported worldwide amounted to 10M tonnes, flattening at the previous year figure. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +1.8% over the period from 2007 to 2016; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations over the period under review. The pace of growth appeared the most rapid in 2013, when it surged by 14% year-to-year. In that year, global wine imports attained its maximum volume of 11M tonnes. From 2014 to 2016, growth of global wine imports stood at a somewhat lower level.

In 2016, the amount of spirit and liqueur imported worldwide stood at 4M tonnes, coming up by 3% against the previous year level.

In 2016, the amount of soft drink imported worldwide totaled 18M tonnes, declining by -2.7% against the previous year figure. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +2.9% from 2007 to 2016; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations over the period under review. The most prominent rate of growth was recorded in 2014, when import increased by 9% from the previous year level.

In 2016, approx. 129M tonnes of bottled water were imported worldwide; flattening at the previous year level.

Global beer imports stood at 15M tonnes in 2016, coming up by 3% against the previous year level.

In 2016, approx. 11M tonnes of wine were exported worldwide; remaining constant against the previous year figure. The total export volume increased at an average annual rate of +2.3% over the period from 2007 to 2016; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with only minor fluctuations over the period under review. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2010, when exports increased by 15% against the previous year level.

Global spirit and liqueur exports stood at 4.5M tonnes in 2016, coming up by 4% against the previous year figure. Overall, it indicated a noticeable increase from 2007 to 2016: the total exports volume increased at an average annual rate of +3.4% over the last nine years. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations throughout the analyzed period. The growth pace was the most rapid in 2011, an increase of 21% from the previous year level.

In 2016, the amount of soft drink exported worldwide amounted to 21M tonnes, ascending by 4% against the previous year level.

In 2016, the amount of bottled water exported worldwide totaled 729M tonnes, going down by -18.6% against the previous year level.

In 2016, the amount of beer exported worldwide amounted to 16M tonnes, coming up by 6% against the previous year figure. The total export volume increased at an average annual rate of +3.1% from 2007 to 2016; the trend pattern remained consistent, with only minor fluctuations over the period under review. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2012, when export increased by 11% from the previous year level.

In 2016, global wine market reached $93.6B in wholesale prices. This figure reflects total revenue of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers’ margins, which will be included in the final consumer price). In physical terms, the market achieved 31.0B litres in 2016. There was an upward trend from 2007 to 2016 with an acceleration over the last four years. 

In 2015, the malt market amounted to 21,225 thousand tonnes, with a 2% decline over the last year.

The Asian wine market showed steady growth rising from 2,238 million litres in 2007 to 3,060 million litres in 2014.

The global malt market was estimated at approx. 22 million tonnes in 2015; over 90% of this is produced from barley.

The value of total imports on the global wine market in 2015 stood at 32,096 million USD. There was an annual increase of +2.1% for the period from 2007 to 2015. In physical terms, wine imports reached 10,189 million liters in 2015, 308 million liters (3%) less than the previous year.

From 2007 to 2015, global exports on the wine market increased by +1.9% per year, amounting to 31,650 million USD in 2015. In physical terms, exports were 10,559 million liters in 2015, which figure remained relatively stable over the last four years.