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Wine exports increased in 2020 despite alcohol ban â WoSA report
Communications manager Maryna Calow reports on 2020âs wine exports and the impact of alcohol bans on lives and livelihoods in South Africa. 22:30
NOMPU SIZIBA: Wines of South Africa released its export report for 2020. The data shows that some 319.2Â million litres of wine were exported during the challenges of 2020, where lockdown restrictions hampered business. Â WoSA says it still managed to achieve stable exports, largely due to huge market support.
Well, to unpack the report for us and more, I’m joined on the line by Marina Calow. She’s the communications manager at Wines of South Africa. Thanks very much, Maryna, for joining us. Last year there were huge challenges, of course, because of the lockdown restrictions. But at some point you guys were able to resume exporting wines. Just take us back to that period and how the sector was able to overcome some of the ch
Wine exports improve on favourable weather despite Covid-19 threat to vineyard production
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JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH African wine exports jumped 7.7 percent in value to R9.1 billion in 2020 compared to a year earlier despite the five week ban on exports.
Wines of South Africa (WoSA) said in a report yesterday that total export reached 319.2 million litres in 2020, despite the ban and huge challenges at the Cape Town Port terminal due to Covid-19.
WoSa said the increase come on the back of good weather conditions with vineyards have bouncing back from the crippling drought. The group said the value of packaged wine exports recorded an 8.3 percent increase to R7.2bn on higher sales.
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Thursday, 21st January 2021, 12:30 pm
Covid-19 has bought the world to a bit of a standstill, but countries across the globe are reacting in different fashions. The South African government, for example, has decided to ban the sale of alcohol in an attempt to stop social drinking and reduce alcohol-related hospital admissions.
It’s unclear whether this has worked, but it’s had a devastating effect on the South African wine industry. Not only have domestic sales severely reduced but the government has also banned the export of wine.