China, World's Largest Wine Producer by Mid-2024

According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the global grape production volume in the mid-2023/2024 harvest season reached 28.09 million metric tons.

During this period, China was the largest grape producer, with a volume of 13.5 million metric tons, or 48% of total global production.

Note that this USDA data refers to different harvest and marketing year periods in each country.

In China, India, the European Union, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, for example, the mid-2023/2024 harvest season refers to the 12-month period from June 2023 to May 2024.

This differs from Egypt, Chile, and Peru, where the 2023/2024 season refers to the 12-month period from October 2023 to September 2024. The harvest period in the United States is from May 2023 to April 2024.

The following is a list of the top 10 countries with the highest grape production volume globally during the mid-2023/2024 harvest season:

1. China: 13.5 million metric tons
2. India: 2.95 million metric tons
3. Turkey: 1.9 million metric tons
4. Brazil: 1.75 million metric tons
5. Uzbekistan: 1.7 million metric tons
6. Egypt: 1.57 million metric tons
7. European Union: 1.3 million metric tons
8. Peru: 776 thousand metric tons
9. United States: 655 thousand metric tons
10. Chile: 635 thousand metric tons

Currently, *shine muscat* grapes are attracting attention after the Thai government found dangerous chemicals in *shine muscat* grapes imported from China.

One of the chemicals found was chlorpyrifos, a dangerous chemical banned in Thailand. In addition, 14 types of harmful pesticide residues were found exceeding acceptable limits.

Responding to these findings, the Head of Indonesia's Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (BPOM), Taruna Ikrar, stated that his agency is coordinating to investigate the *shine muscat* grape case. Coordination is being carried out with the National Food Agency (Bapanas), the Ministry of Agriculture, and the National Quarantine Agency.

"Information from Bapanas indicates that sampling, testing, and permit tracing are currently underway," said Taruna in a statement, as reported by *Harian Kompas* on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

During the inspection process, Taruna urged the public to limit consumption of *shine muscat* grapes circulating in the market.

"The public is also urged not to panic and to always check if they receive information regarding products suspected of containing dangerous chemicals," he said.