1329.0.55.001 - Vineyards Estimates, Australia, Preliminary, 2005-06  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 12/10/2006   
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Preliminary estimates show the total production of grapes for the 2006 harvest decreased by 3% from last year's record harvest to stand at 2.0 million tonnes. The largest producing state, South Australia, recorded a slight decrease in production (down 1% to 855,000 tonnes). Victorian production decreased by 5% to 524,000 tonnes and New South Wales production decreased by 1% to 504,000 tonnes.

The total area of vines reported decreased slightly to stand at 165,000 hectares in the 2006 season. This compares with the 2005 record estimate of 167,000 hectares. Decreases were reported in all the major growing states except Victoria.

GRAPES(a)
Australia
    2006p
2004
2005
2006p
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
AREA OF VINES AT HARVEST (ha)
Bearing
150,561
153,204
154,518
35,421
36,598
2,341
67,199
11,655
998
212
96
Not yet bearing: planted or grafted prior to collection year
7,800
7,369
6,027
1,814
1,593
203
1,809
426
179
-
2
Not yet bearing: planted or grafted during collection year
5,819
6,093
3,986
1,024
1,051
12
1,288
486
123
-
1
Total area of vines
164,181
166,665
164,530
38,259
39,242
2,556
70,297
12,566
1,300
212
99
GRAPE PRODUCTION (fresh weight) (t)
Total production
2,014,965
2,026,500
1,970,530
503,618
524,365
11,601
855,260
68,294
5,389
1,307
696
Yield (t/ha)(b)
13.4
13.2
12.8
14.2
14.3
5.0
12.7
5.9
5.4
6.2
7.3
ha hectares
p preliminary data
t tonnes
- 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 2007. (b) Yield represents the quantity of grapes produced per hectare of bearing vines.