Argentina pulls ahead of Chile in wine exports to U.S.
Argentina pulls ahead of Chile in wine exports to U.S.
Jan 19, 2011 6
Buenos Aires – Argentine wine exports to the United States topped those from neighboring Chile last year, spokespersons for the National Institute of Viniculture told Efe Tuesday.
Argentina exported $222 million worth of wine to the United States in 2010, compared with $210 million for Chile.
Total foreign sales of Argentine wine exceeded $860 million last year, up 12 percent from 2009, when a poor harvest blamed on bad weather forced Argentina to import Chilean wine to meet domestic demand.
Argentina now ranks fourth, behind Italy, France and Australia, as a supplier of wine to the U.S. market.
Comments