VASCM: Grape Crush Report Available - 2014 Crush 3rd Largest

[Mary Lindsay]

The preliminary 2014 California Grape Crush Report has been released and 
you can view it on the USDA websitehere 
<http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/Grape_Crush/Prelim/index.asp>, 
at 
http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/Grape_Crush/Prelim/index.asp 
. CAWG sums it up in today's newsletter as follows:

*Despite Drought, State Delivers Third, Record-Setting Winegrape Crush *

A winegrape growing season beset by drought and a powerful earthquake in 
Southern Napa managed to deliver an impressive winegrape crush. The 
/2014 Preliminary Grape Crush Report 
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B-D4nNew-tL9_2aK5ZtKQ-ezZBu5f5OvodW4T0ampSQ9Q--xm-B0Cce2YzhgbmbFgrbQUWw-xwSVIAlONWjqXSRoORsXeLhPV22E77LkVzJhxAZKJWF84W_IFj8mV2HLbaFRHFGqKGTrAKUVon-pYVB5dE6cwNK7srzaEsqovoWyXqmcj38mH9yszdRAEPmGU736uyjyMG9D-4C3OGMqBFJROvDJn7AVnBZ5m_zMgwCCw71AJXNRWaM8Y84566d2eNA-ApDk3YXNIZ1di2vDlqf_r8JjOTwo&c=5TlSqzqYEHTwXLVDqQu79eiI6Z4BYhG-mCY_vPUzrgEimW5TVl8EkA==&ch=K_xewxau-ICLN8UvR06oznWW7bIOC_xjpC-zp5T2Y78_1C78saQ3FA==>/, 
released yesterday by the California Office of USDA's National 
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), estimates the 2014 winegrape 
crush total at
3,910,178 tons, 7.9 percent lower than 2013. The total still comes in as 
the third largest grape crush in California's history.

"The 2014 Crush Report reveals a tale of two worlds," said Heidi Scheid, 
chair of the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG). "The 
average price of wine grapes destined for higher priced wines increased. 
Growers in Sonoma and Napa saw winegrape prices increase by 3 percent 
and 10 percent, respectively, while Central Valley growers saw price 
declines last year."

CAWG issued a press release 
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001B-D4nNew-tL9_2aK5ZtKQ-ezZBu5f5OvodW4T0ampSQ9Q--xm-B0CYiVd-cXx8LPTyRR6_OFS2yBNO2xdMF0gbEuP_21pRNwyDvhDytnHt87IjC-xxH89c1E_JZxi3MtV8KRypZyrF4V8IyT6W9Oma7PoUP-MZ763VuXfJ6SxzueU7f3MIrBE7oiQw6PcvXg&c=5TlSqzqYEHTwXLVDqQu79eiI6Z4BYhG-mCY_vPUzrgEimW5TVl8EkA==&ch=K_xewxau-ICLN8UvR06oznWW7bIOC_xjpC-zp5T2Y78_1C78saQ3FA==> 
to trade and mainstream media following the online posting of the 
preliminary report. The Final Grape Crush Report will be released on 
March 10, 2015 and will contain any late reports or corrections to 
yesterday's preliminary report.



We are in District 6 that includes Santa Cruz, San Mateo and Santa Clara 
Counties - and also includes Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco 
Counties.

Check it out at your leisure.

Mary Lindsay
Muns Vineyard
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