00:00Amanda Demas' family has been growing grapes in Essay's Riverland for almost 70 years.
00:08Times have been tough before, but a forecast price drop for white grapes has made things harder.
00:13We've had below cost of production prices for so many years.
00:17We don't have any more capital left to use.
00:20Whites have just taken a turn for the worse.
00:22In recent years the industry has battled a global oversupply of red wine,
00:26challenging market conditions and high water prices.
00:29Amanda and other Riverland wine representatives have penned a letter
00:33to the state's premier, Peter Malinowskis, calling for an urgent crisis meeting.
00:38I am calling on government to act as soon as possible.
00:42Our growers are asking for leadership, are asking for some support.
00:45Fourth generation Copdogla wine grape grower Peter Arnold
00:49has been slowly pulling out his vines for the past four years.
00:53I don't think I'd ever put another grapevine back in the ground.
00:57It's an industry where you've got no control over your end product unless you've got a winery.
01:03The National Wine Grape Representative Organisation says the issues go beyond the Riverland.
01:08All midland regions across Australia, so they include the Murray Valley, Riverina,
01:13are also seeing similar challenges with white grape prices.
01:16In a statement, a state government spokesperson said the industry's request for support was under consideration.
01:22They said the state and federal governments have spent $15 million on programs to support the wine industry,
01:28including a national wine register and a great production cost calculator.
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