In India the late monsoon showers had their effect on the grape harvest as well, as per the German Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft (AMI). In the most important growing areas, such as for instance Nashik and Ahmednagar it is expected that this will have an effect as far as quality and quantity of the harvest are concerned.
Especially in July and August the shortage of rain was considerable. Sufficient quantities of rain in the first half of September could have saved the harvest. But the production cost increased considerably because of the irrigation measures.
India exported in 2010 42,000 tons of grapes to EU-countries. This is more than in previous years. According to provisional figures of Eurostat the export of grapes to EU-countries was almost halved in 2011. The most important destination for grapes from India is mainly Great Britain. The European continent is mainly supplied via Dutch harbours of Indian grapes.