7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2003-04

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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 2003-04, South Australian farmers produced 121,600 tonnes of oranges.

ORANGES(a), South Australia, years ended 30 June


	Production '000 t	Trees '000	Yield kg/tree

1997(b)	180.7	1,868	96.7
2001	189.4	1,777	106.6
2002	155.8	1,758	88.6
2003	189.4	1,758	107.8
2004	121.6	1,697	71.7

(a) Number of trees and yield is based on trees six years and over. However, the production figure used to calculate yield includes any contribution by trees under 6 years. In most cases this contribution is relatively insignificant, but in some instances it can distort yield figures.
(b) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2003-04, nearly all oranges produced in South Australia came from the Murray Lands Statistical Division (121,300 tonnes).

ORANGES, PRODUCTION, 2003-04


Statistical Division					'000 t

Adelaide					* 0.3
Outer Adelaide					-
Yorke and Lower North					-
Murray Lands					121.3
South East					-
Eyre					-
Northern					-

South Australia					121.6

* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.