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Tasmania's production of vegetable crops is dominated by potatoes, carrots, green peas and onions (white and brown). The Mersey-Lyell Region is the main vegetable producing region in Tasmania, followed by the Northern Region.
Potatoes - Potatoes dominated vegetable production in 1996-97 and 2000-01, with most being grown in the Mersey-Lyell Region: 62.3% of Tasmanian production in 2000-01.
Carrots - The Mersey-Lyell Region produced 83.9% of Tasmania's 40,526 tonnes of carrots in 2000-01.
Green peas - The Northern Region produced 61.9% of Tasmania's 52,865 tonnes of green peas in 2000-01.Between 1996-97 and 2000-01, production decreased in the Greater Hobart Southern Region and the Mersey-Lyell Region, by 66.1% and 23.0% respectively, whereas production increased in the Northern Region, by 14.0%.
Onions - The Mersey-Lyell Region produced 68.3% of Tasmania's 42,215 tonnes of onions in 2000-01.
VEGETABLE PRODUCTION (SELECTED), Tasmanian regions(a)
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 | Greater Hobart-Southern
| Northern
| Mersey-Lyell
| Tasmania
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| 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 |
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| tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes |
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| Beans | 292 | 1 | 3,536 | 2,788 | 10,326 | 9,804 | 14,154 | 12,593 |
| Broccoli | 224 | 383 | 594 | 2,115 | 3,435 | 4,454 | 4,253 | 6,952 |
| Brussel sprouts | - | - | 23 | 162 | 869 | 431 | 892 | 593 |
| Cabbages | 275 | *676 | 283 | 230 | 1,926 | 1,259 | 2,484 | 2,165 |
| Carrots | 39 | 528 | 3,437 | 5,978 | 19,070 | 34,019 | 22,546 | 40,526 |
| Cauliflower | 350 | *1,189 | 401 | *101 | 4,101 | 5,066 | 4,851 | 6,356 |
| Celery | - | - | - | - | 389 | 367 | 389 | 367 |
| Cucumbers | 113 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 22 | 157 | 34 |
| Green peas | 10,283 | 3,485 | 28,714 | 32,726 | 21,621 | 16,654 | 60,618 | 52,865 |
| Lettuces | 1,820 | *1,657 | 363 | 26 | 274 | 607 | 2,457 | 2,289 |
| Mushrooms | 571 | 380 | - | - | 285 | 834 | 856 | 1,214 |
| Onions (white and brown) | 1,028 | *1 | 11,133 | 13,365 | 47,517 | 28,849 | 59,677 | 42,215 |
| Parsnips | - | - | 900 | 125 | 390 | *143 | 1,290 | 268 |
| Potatoes | 4,890 | 8,820 | 105,493 | 116,029 | 207,066 | 206,170 | 317,448 | 331,018 |
| Pumpkins | 31 | 22 | 141 | 370 | 1,714 | 1,176 | 1,885 | 1,568 |
| Spring onions | 46 | 20 | 3 | 437 | 87 | 109 | 136 | 566 |
| Swedes | 96 | *14 | 374 | 506 | 3,330 | 2,753 | 3,801 | 3,273 |
| Sweet corn | 94 | *66 | 497 | *1 | 4,761 | 300 | 5,352 | 367 |
| Tomatoes | 270 | *303 | 191 | *1,144 | 221 | 60 | 682 | 1,506 |
- nil or rounded to zero
* estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution. Data is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes.
(a) 1997 data relate to the year ended 31 March; 2001 data relate to the year ended 30 June.
Source: ABS data available on request, Agricultural Census. |
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