7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2001-02  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 02/09/2003   
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Queensland is Australia's leading grower of vegetables for human consumption. During 2001-02, Queensland farmers produced 63,100 tonnes or 63% of all watermelons grown in Australia.

WATERMELONS, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
55.3
3.0
18.2
2001
61.8
3.1
20.2
2002
^ 63.1
^ 2.9
21.7
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
(a) Year ended 31 March.

Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2001-02, 30% of all watermelons produced in Queensland came from the Wide Bay-Burnett Statistical Division (19,200 tonnes).

WATERMELONS PRODUCTION, 2001-02
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
0.2
Moreton
^ 6.7
Wide Bay-Burnett
*19.2
Darling Downs
*7.5
South West
-
Fitzroy
*9.3
Central West
-
Mackay
^ 5.9
Northern
^ 12.6
Far North
*1.6
North West
-
Queensland
^ 63.1
^ 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001-02 Agricultural Survey.



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