7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2006-07  
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Queensland easily produces more bananas than any other state. In 2006-07, Queensland farmers produced 189,000 tonnes of bananas, ahead of New South Wales (19,000 tonnes) and Western Australia (3,800 tonnes). In 2006-07, 98% of all bananas produced in Queensland came from the Far North Statistical Division (184,000 tonnes).

BANANAS(a), Queensland
Production
'000 t
Bearing area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2002-03
231.9
8.4
27.7
2003-04
226.1
8.4
26.8
2004-05
237.5
8.5
27.9
2005-06(b)
164.8
9.4
17.6
2006-07(b)
188.7
9.8
19.3
(a) Number of trees and yield based on trees six years and over. However, the production figure used to calculate yield includes any contribution by trees under six years. In most cases this contribution is relatively insignificant, but in some instances it can distort yield figures.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).


Queensland is the leading source of pineapples, pawpaws and most other tropical fruits. In 2006-07, Queensland farmers produced 165,000 tonnes of pineapples. In 2006-07, half of the pineapples produced in Queensland came from the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane Statistical Divisions.

PINEAPPLES(a), Queensland
Production
'000 t
Bearing area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2002-03
104.7
2.6
40.1
2003-04
110.4
2.7
41.5
2004-05
104.0
^2.7
37.9
2005-06(b)
152.9
3.0
50.5
2006-07(b)
^164.7
2.7
^60.3
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution.
(a) Number of trees and yield based on trees six years and over. However, the production figure used to calculate yield includes any contribution by trees under six years. In most cases this contribution is relatively insignificant, but in some instances it can distort yield figures.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).



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