7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2002-03

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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 2002-03 was 134,100 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
2003	134.1	5.3	25.1

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

In 2002-03, just over one third of all potatoes produced in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (46,100 tonnes). This was followed by the Murray Statistical Division with 34,000 tonnes.

POTATOES, PRODUCTION, 2002-03


Statistical Division	'000 t

Sydney	**
Hunter	*5.4
Illawarra	*11.0
Richmond-Tweed	**
Mid-North Coast	*27.1
Northern	**
North Western	**
Central West	**
South Eastern	-
Murrumbidgee	46.1
Murray	34.0
Far West	-

New South Wales	134.1

* 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.