7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2006-07  
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Potatoes are the principal vegetable crop grown in NSW. Most potatoes are grown in the Murray and Murrumbidgee Statistical Divisions (SDs). Production in 2006-07 was 123,000 tonnes.

POTATOES, NSW(a)
Production
'000t
Area
'000ha
Yield
t/ha
1860-61
28.6
3.7
7.7
1900-01
64.3
11.9
5.4
1950-01
43.8
7.4
5.9
2000-01
160.1
6.9
23.2
2002-03
134.1
5.3
25.1
2003-04
119.1
4.6
25.8
2004-05
130.5
4.9
26.5
2005-06(b)
130.9
5.1
25.4
2006-07(b)
^122.7
^4.6
^26.9
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Prior to 1912, ACT data were included in NSW. Prior to 2000, the reference period was year ended 31 March; from 2000, the reference period was year ended 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.
Sources: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0) and Historical Selected Agricultural Commodities, by State, 1861 to Present (cat. no. 7124.0).


POTATOES, YIELD, NSW
Potatoes yield, New South Wales

In 2006-07, 68% of all potatoes produced in NSW came from the Murray and Murrumbidgee SDs with 54,800 tonnes and 29,100 tonnes respectively.

POTATOES, PRODUCTION, 2006-07
Statistical Division
'000t
Sydney
^3.6
Hunter
**4.2
Illawarra
*3.1
Richmond-Tweed
-
Mid-North Coast
**18.3
Northern
^9.2
North Western
**0.2
Central West
-
South Eastern
*0.3
Murrumbidgee
29.1
Murray
^54.8
Far West
-
New South Wales
^122.7
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Small Area Data, Australia (cat. no. 7125.0).



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