7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2003-04  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/07/2005   
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Oranges are by far the largest citrus fruit crop in NSW, in terms of both numbers of trees and production. Most production comes from the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions.

In 2003-04, NSW farmers continued to produce more oranges than any other state (181,400 tonnes), ahead of South Australia (121,600 tonnes) and Victoria (69,400 tonnes).

ORANGES(a), NSW, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Trees
'000
Yield
kg/tree
1997(b)
231.5
3,305
70.1
2001
258.1
3,391
76.1
2002
195.6
3,633
53.8
2003
277.2
3,838
72.2
2004
181.4
3,530
51.4
(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) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2003-04, 76% of all oranges produced in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (138,200 tonnes).
ORANGES, PRODUCTION, 2003-04
Statistical Division
'000 t
Sydney
* 3.5
Hunter
** 0.1
Illawarra
** -
Richmond-Tweed
** 0.1
Mid-North Coast
* -
Northern
-
North Western
3.2
Central West
** 1.6
South Eastern
-
Murrumbidgee
138.2
Murray
^ 34.8
Far West
-
New South Wales
181.4
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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