7123.6.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Tasmania, 2004-05

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A variety of crops are grown in Tasmania, including cereals for grain, pome and berry fruits, grapes and vegetables. Unlike mainland states, most of Tasmania's crops are small area intensive crops such as fruit and vegetables rather than broadacre crops such as barley and wheat. In recent years, less traditional crops have come to prominence, in particular poppies for medical uses and grapes for winemaking.

PRINCIPAL CROPS, Tasmania, 2004-05


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

Barley	27.8	7.6	3.7
Wheat	30.5	7.4	4.1
Apples	45.5	(a) 1,267.1	(b) 35.9
Onions	72.5	1.3	56.2
Potatoes	320.8	6.7	47.8

(a) Tree numbers four years and over ('000). (b) Yield = kg/tree. Based on trees four years and over.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

This section contains the following subsection :
Apples
Barley
Onions
Potatoes
Wheat