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

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NSW produces significant quantities of red meat for both domestic and export markets. The only state that produces more is Queensland. In 2001-02, NSW produced 831,000 tonnes of red meat, behind Queensland with 1.1 million tonnes.

MEAT PRODUCTION, NSW


	1997-98 '000 t	1998-99 '000 t	1999-2000 '000 t	2000-01 '000 t	2001-02 '000 t

Beef	473.8	437.8	432.0	461.4	461.0
Veal	20.8	15.6	13.0	14.2	13.0
Mutton	119.7	117.4	118.9	126.8	121.8
Lamb	69.8	77.1	80.0	82.9	91.4
Pig meat	95.6	97.2	103.2	130.4	144.1

Source: Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).

TOTAL RED MEAT PRODUCTION, by State, 2001-02


					'000 t

NSW					831.4
Vic.					639.3
Qld					1,100.2
SA					229.1
WA					212.5
Tas.					61.9

Australia					3,075.8

Source: Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).