In 2000-01, agricultural establishments in the Mersey-Lyell Region made the most valuable contribution to Tasmania's gross value of production, contributing 41.7% ($315.1 million) of the state's production. The major contributor to the gross value of production in the Mersey-Lyell Region was crops (including pastures, grasses and fruit), which contributed 48.5% of the region's total gross value of production.
In 2000-01, the Northern Region contributed 37.2% ($280.6 million) of Tasmania's gross value of production. Crops (including pastures, grasses and fruit) accounted for 40.5% of the gross value of production for the Northern Region, and livestock 37.0%.
The Greater Hobart-Southern Region contributed 21.1% ($159.3 million) of Tasmania's gross value of production in 2000-01, with crops contributing 52.4% of the region's total production.
GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Tasmanian regions(a) |
|
 | Greater Hobart-Southern
| Northern
| Mersey-Lyell
| Tasmania
|
| 1996-97 | 2000-01 | 1996-97 | 2000-01 | 1996-97 | 2000-01 | 1996-97 | 2000-01 |
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| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
|
| Crops (includes fruit) | 79.2 | 83.5 | 85.5 | 113.7 | 133.2 | 152.9 | 297.9 | 350.1 |
| Livestock slaughterings | 28.6 | 29.1 | 47.9 | 63.1 | 40.6 | 68.2 | 117.1 | 160.4 |
| Livestock products | 45.5 | 46.8 | 94.5 | 103.7 | 85.8 | 93.9 | 225.8 | 244.4 |
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| Total agriculture | 153.3 | 159.3 | 227.9 | 280.6 | 259.6 | 315.1 | 640.8 | 755.0 |
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(a) For 1996-97, crops data relate to the year ended 31 March and livestock slaughterings and livestock products data relate to the year ended 30 June. For 2000-01, all data relate to the year ended 30 June.
Source: ABS data available on request, Agricultural Census. |
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