7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2006-07  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 01/10/2008   
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South Australia's grape growing area can be divided into easily recognisable regions based on inherent differences in geographical location, climate and soil condition. The area ranges from the Clare-Watervale district in the north to the Coonawarra region in the south-east of the state. In 2006-07, 56% of all grape production in South Australia came from the Murray Lands Statistical Division (331,000 tonnes).

In 2006-07, there were 70,000 hectares of bearing vines in South Australia with a further 3,500 hectares planted but not yet bearing fruit. A total of 586,000 tonnes of grapes were produced and virtually all (99%) were grown for winemaking.

Four varieties of grapes accounted for 71% of all production: Shiraz (145,000 tonnes), Chardonnay (136,000 tonnes), Cabernet sauvignon (99,000 tonnes) and Merlot (35,000 tonnes). Red grape production (333,000 tonnes) exceeded white grape production (253,000 tonnes).


VITICULTURE, South Australia, at 30 June
Vines
non-bearing
Vines
bearing
area
'000 ha
area
'000 ha
Production
'000 t
2002-03
6.7
60.0
617.0
2003-04
5.4
65.0
886.0
2004-05
4.4
67.0
861.5
2005-06
3.3
69.8
885.8
2006-07
3.5
69.9
586.0
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).


A wide variety of fruit crops are grown in South Australia, mainly oranges, apples, mandarins, apricots, and peaches. Citrus growing is concentrated in the irrigation settlements of the Riverland. In 2006-07, South Australian farmers produced 167,000 tonnes of oranges and virtually all came from the Murray Lands Statistical Division (167,000 tonnes).

ORANGES(a), South Australia, at 30 June
Production
'000 t
Trees
'000
Yield
kg/tree
2002-03
189.4
1,758
107.8
2003-04
121.6
1,697
71.7
2004-05
^154.2
^1,992
^77.4
2005-06(b)
158.8
1 614
98.4
2006-07(b)
167.4
1 689
99.1
(a) Number of trees and yield based on trees six years and over. However, the production figure used to calculate yield includes any contribution by trees under six years. In most cases this contribution is relatively insignificant, but in some instances it can distort yield figures.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication 7121.0.
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).



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