7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2001-02

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Potatoes are the principal vegetable crop grown in NSW. Most potatoes are grown in the coastal areas, in particular in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions.

Production in 2001-02 was 159,000 tonnes.

POTATOES, NSW, year ended 30 June


	Production '000 t	Area '000 ha	Yield t/ha

1997(a)	136.2	6.0	22.9
2001	160.1	6.9	23.4
2002	158.5	6.9	22.9

(a) Year ended 31 March.
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2001-02, 35% of all potatoes produced in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (55,000 tonnes). This was closely followed by the Murray Statistical Division with 54,000 tonnes.

POTATOES, PRODUCTION, 2001-02


Statistical Division	'000 t

Sydney	**
Hunter	**
Illawarra	*8.2
Richmond-Tweed	*1.9
Mid-North Coast	*18.7
Northern	*4.1
North Western	**
Central West	*9.5
South Eastern	**
Murrumbidgee	55.1
Murray	54.4
Far West	-

New South Wales	158.5

* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50%, estimate is not published

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2002 Agricultural Survey.