Ohio Grape Industry's Economic Impact is $786M
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio wine and grape industry contributed $786 million to the state's economy, finds the newly released 2012 Economic Impact report commissioned and funded by the Ohio Grape Industries Committee.
The report says the industry's economic impact is 34% greater than it was in 2008, according to a similar study released in 2010.
“Ohio’s wine industry is growing and represents a significant segment of the state’s $105 billion food and agriculture industry,” said David T. Daniels, director of the Ohio Department of Agriculture, in a statement that accompanied the release of the report. “Ohio grape growers and wine makers all over the state are creating quality, award-winning products that rival those produced in well-known wine producing areas like California and Europe. The newly released 2012 Economic Impact Study is a great illustration of their success.”
The Ohio Grape Industries Committee was created in 1982 and operates in-part through the Ohio Department of Agriculture, providing marketing and research opportunities to Ohio’s wineries and vineyards.
Among the reports highlights:
- The Ohio grape and wine industry provides 5,291 full-time jobs, with nearly 1,200 additional jobs created since 2008.
- In 2012, Ohio had 175 licensed wineries, up 415 from 2008.
- Ohio is the seventh largest wine producer in the country, producing 1.2 million gallons or more than a half-million cases of wine.
- Ohio is the ninth largest grape producer with just over 1,900 acres.
- 2.74 million people visit Ohio wineries annually.
- Ohio’s wine, wine grape and allied industries generated $46 million in federal taxes and $41 million in state and local taxes in 2012.
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Source: Ohio Grape Industries Committee.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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