THE 2024 Murray Darling-Swan Hill grape crush was up 38 per cent on the previous year at 282,338 tonnes new data has shown.

But Murray Valley Winegrowers chief executive Paul Derrico said that total is still 14 per cent below the local industry’s five-year average of 326,903 tonnes and was the second lowest crush for more than a decade.

Mr Derrico also said grower tonnages, that is purchased f...