The volume of grape production of the vine lands of Ukraine went down to 12,6%, gave 456 thousand tones in 2012 vs 521,9 in 2011. Total area of bearing vine last year was 67,9 thousand hectares, what is less than in 2011 to 1,7% and the vine gave in average 67,2 centner per hectare (decrease to 11%). Preliminary data are that gross harvest in 2012 declined to 13,1% or 292,9 thousand tones, gathered area diminished to 2,3% or 55 thousand hectares, the crop capacity of the bearing vine decreased to 11% till53,3 centners from a hectare of gathered area, reports RBK-Ukraine. Source – www.alconews.ru