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7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2006-07  
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In 2006-07, Victoria produced more tomatoes than any other state. In 2006-07, Victorian farmers produced 124,000 tonnes of tomatoes, ahead of Queensland (121,000 tonnes) and New South Wales (35,900 tonnes).

TOMATOES (a), Victoria
Production
'000 t
Area
ha
Yield
t/ha
2002-03
210.8
3 338
63.2
2003-04
270.2
3 345
80.8
2004-05
236.8
3 454
68.6
2005-06(b)
245.4
3 248
75.6
2006-07(b)
^123.6
^2 312
^53.5
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Prior to 2000, the reference period was 31 March; from 2000, the reference period was 30 June.
(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.
Sources: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0) and Historical Selected Agricultural Commodities, by State, 1861 to Present (cat. no. 7124.0).


In 2006-07, 93% of all tomatoes produced in Victoria came from the Goulburn Statistical Division (115,000 tonnes) and 5% came from the Mallee Statistical Division (5,900 tonnes).

TOMATOES, PRODUCTION, 2006-07
Statistical Division
'000 t
Melbourne
*0.1
Barwon
*2.0
Western District
-
Central Highlands
**-
Wimmera
*-
Mallee
5.9
Loddon
**0.2
Goulburn
^114.7
Ovens-Murray
**0.2
East Gippsland
**0.1
Gippsland
**0.3
Victoria
^123.6
- nil or rounded to zero (includes null cells)
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Small Area Data, Australia (cat. no. 7125.0).

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