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South Australia's grape growing area can be divided into easily recognisable regions based on inherent differences in geographical location, climate and soil condition. The area ranges from the Clare-Watervale district in the north to the Coonawarra region in the south-east of the state. In 2006-07, 56% of all grape production in South Australia came from the Murray Lands Statistical Division (331,000 tonnes). VITICULTURE, South Australia, at 30 June
A wide variety of fruit crops are grown in South Australia, mainly oranges, apples, mandarins, apricots, and peaches. Citrus growing is concentrated in the irrigation settlements of the Riverland. In 2006-07, South Australian farmers produced 167,000 tonnes of oranges and virtually all came from the Murray Lands Statistical Division (167,000 tonnes). ORANGES(a), South Australia, at 30 June
(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 7121.0. ^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution. Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).
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