7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2004-05  
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Queensland is the leading source of pineapples, pawpaws and most other tropical fruits. In 2004-05, Queensland farmers produced 104,000 tonnes of pineapples.

PINEAPPLES, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Bearing area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2001
119.6
2.7
43.8
2002
119.3
3.0
40.3
2003
104.7
2.6
40.1
2004
110.4
2.7
41.5
2005
104.0
^ 2.7
37.9
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).


In 2004-05, most of the pineapples produced in Queensland came from the Moreton, Brisbane and Fitzroy Statistical Divisions.

PINEAPPLES PRODUCTION, 2004-05
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
^ 27.4
Moreton
^ 28.9
Wide Bay-Burnett
^ 17.6
Darling Downs
-
South West
-
Fitzroy
* 21.7
Central West
-
Mackay
* 0.7
Northern
* 7.6
Far North
0.3
North West
-
Queensland
104.0
- nil or rounded to zero (includes null cells)
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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