Australia’s warm, dry summers and deep, rich soils provide an excellent environment for growers to produce world-class table grapes.

Valued at almost $1 Billion – the Australian table grape industry is one of the most valuable horticultural industries in the country. Our growers produced almost 220,000 tonnes of table grapes last year across 25,000 acres of grapes, with 70 per cent grown for export to an increasing number of countries and the remaining 30 per cent consumed domestically. Currently 96 per cent of exports are via ship and 4 per cent by air.

Over the last few years, the table grape industry has been through a period of expansion. Hectares of non-productive land, particularly in Sunraysia, are being redeveloped into table grape vineyards and packing shed facilities, and Australia-wide new landholders are investing in existing table grape properties.

Australian table grape exports to top 10 markets (by volume in tonnage, year ending March 2024)

1. China – 52,306
2. Indonesia – 27,212
3. Vietnam – 12,980
4. Philippines – 11,116
5. South Korea – 9,181
6. Thailand – 8,116
7. Japan – 6,312
8. New Zealand – 4,992
9. Hong Kong – 4,795
10. Malaysia – 3,697

Countries that Australia has market access for table grapes

Data from Micor

Related R&D projects

• India supply chain mapping (ST23004)
  
• Asia Fruit Logistica 2024
  
• Table Grapes Market Access and Trade Development (TG20000)
  
• Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (FASTA) (AM22000)
• Emerging trends on non-tariff measures in the horticulture sector (AM22001)