1329.0.55.001 - Vineyards Estimates, Australia, Preliminary, 2004-05  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/10/2005   
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Preliminary estimates show the total production of grapes for the 2005 harvest matched last year's record at 2.0 million tonnes. Although the largest producing state, South Australia, recorded a slight decrease in production (down 2% to 865,000 tonnes), this was offset by the next largest producing states recording slight increases. Victorian production increased by 1% to 538,000 tonnes and New South Wales production increased by 4% to 504,000 tonnes.

The total area of vines reported increased by 2% to a record 168,000 hectares in the 2005 season. This compares with the 2004 estimate of 164,000 hectares. Increases were reported in all the major growing states.

GRAPES(a), Production
Australia
    2005p
2003
2004
2005p
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
AREA OF VINES AT HARVEST (ha)
Bearing
142,793
150,561
153,819
36,294
35,458
2,262
66,908
11,537
1,043
222
96
Not yet bearing: planted or grafted prior to collection year
8,412
7,800
7,834
2,466
2,234
160
2,354
475
94
51
-
Not yet bearing: planted or grafted during collection year
6,288
5,819
5,946
1,455
1,459
93
2,098
775
64
-
1
Total area of vines
157,492
164,181
167,599
40,216
39,151
2,516
71,360
12,786
1,201
273
97
GRAPE PRODUCTION (fresh weight) (t)
Total production
1,496,939
2,014,965
2,009,774
503,846
537,783
11,218
864,995
83,485
6,478
1,300
667
Yield (t/ha)(b)
10.5
13.4
13.1
13.9
15.2
5.0
12.9
7.2
6.2
5.9
6.9
p preliminary data
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals. Varietal information will be available in Australian Wine and Grape Industry (cat. no. 1329.0) due for release in January 2006. (b) Yield represents the quantity of grapes produced per hectare of bearing vines.