7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2001-02

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Queensland is Australia's leading grower of vegetables for human consumption. In 2001-02, Queensland farmers produced 117,900 tonnes of potatoes.

POTATOES, Queensland, year ended 30 June


	Production '000 t	Area '000 ha	Yield t/ha

1997(a)	115.4	4.7	24.6
2001	115.8	4.8	24.3
2002	117.9	4.6	25.8

(a) Year ended 31 March.

Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2001-02, 36% of all potatoes produced in Queensland came from the Moreton Statistical Division (43,000 tonnes).

POTATOES PRODUCTION, 2001-02


Statistical Division					'000 t

Brisbane					4.6
Moreton					43.0
Wide Bay-Burnett					*12.6
Darling Downs					^ 9.9
South West					-
Fitzroy					-
Central West					-
Mackay					-
Northern					^ 10.3
Far North					*37.5
North West					-

Queensland					117.9

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001-02 Agricultural Survey.