This is despite Beijing‘s tariff of more than 200% on Australian-produced wine last November, causing a further reduction in Australian wine exports to China. However, Australian wine exports to Europe hit a 10-year high in 2020, according to figures released by Wine Australia on March 3. The significant growth in Australia’s wine exports to Europe offset the impact of a big drop in exports to China in the last two months of last year, making total wine exports last year down only 1%.
According to data released by the Australian Wine Board, cited by Bloomberg, Australia’s wine exports to Europe hit a 10-year high in 2020, up 22 percent, with exports to the United Kingdom jumping 29 percent. In addition, exports to North America also increased by 4%.
Although Australia’s wine exports to China declined by 14% to A$1.01 billion in 2020, Australia’s total wine exports in 2020 decreased by just 1% to A$2.89 billion, while exports increased by 0.5% to 747 million liters. The significant growth in Australia’s wine exports to Europe has filled the impact of the big drop in exports to China.
In retaliation for Australia’s demand for an investigation into the source of the Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia), Australian coal, barley, beef, seafood, timber, sugar, cotton and other goods were blocked. On December 1, the Inter-Parliamentary Coalition on China Policy (IPAC), a group of more than 200 parliamentarians from 19 countries, launched the “Drink Australian Wine Campaign”. “, parliamentarians from various countries have announced through the film to buy Australian wine to support Australia, including the United States, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Italy and other member countries.
Australian Labor Senator Kimberley Kitching said, “To force us to give up our values, the Chinese (Communist Party) government has announced a ban on a range of Australian imports”, “This is not just an attack on Australia, it’s an attack on all free countries It is an attack not just on Australia, but on all free nations.
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