In May, Australian wine exporters shipped nearly 10 million litres of bottled wine to China, with South Australian wine businesses leading the post-tariff surge.
Federal agriculture minister Murray Watt said the total value of bottled wine sent to China during May was $142.2 million – the fourth highest monthly export figure since the peak of trade in 2019.
The surge comes after China dropped the tariffs on Australian wine exports earlier this year.
In total, more than 9.8 million litres of bottled wine were exported into China from Australia during May.
The majority was from South Australia, which sent nearly 7.4 million litres worth $125 million – or approximately 75 per cent of the total.
Watt said May was “incredibly successful for Australian wine exporters”.
“We know the past few years have been incredibly tough for Australia’s wine sector,” he said.
“So to see these figures come through is just fantastic news for the whole industry.
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