7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2003-04  
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Grape production in NSW is concentrated in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions.

Data for 2003-04 indicate there were 36,000 hectares of bearing vines in NSW; a further 3,100 hectares had been planted but were not yet bearing fruit; a record 482,600 tonnes of grapes were produced and the great majority (93%) were grown for winemaking.


Four varieties of grapes accounted for just over 62% of all production: shiraz (103,900 tonnes), chardonnay (86,100 tonnes), cabernet sauvignon (55,600 tonnes) and semillon (51,400 tonnes). White grape production (249,800 tonnes) exceeded red grape production (232,700 tonnes).

VITICULTURE, NSW, year ended 30 June

Vines
not yet bearing
Vines
bearing
area
ha
area
ha
Production(a)
'000 t

1997(b)
4,092
15,898
209.9
2001
3,516
31,043
348.7
2002
3,376
34,005
452.3
2003
2,748
34,291
386.9
2004
3,061
35,975
482.6

(a) Fresh weight.
(b) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

Data for 2003-04 indicate 49% of all grape production in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (238,500 tonnes). This was followed by the Murray Statistical Division with 147,900 tonnes.
VITICULTURE, 2003-04

Statistical Division
Vines
not yet bearing
area
ha
Vines
bearing
area
ha
Production(a)
'000 t

Sydney
19
246
1.4
Hunter
191
4,468
28.7
Illawarra
34
168
0.6
Richmond-Tweed
-
4
-
Mid-North Coast
3
38
0.2
Northern
8
347
1.9
North Western
225
3,006
22.6
Central West
344
3,709
31.7
South Eastern
77
915
5.3
Murrumbidgee
1,366
14,514
238.5
Murray
782
8,057
147.9
Far West
13
502
3.7
New South Wales
3,061
35,975
482.6

(a) Fresh weight.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Vineyards Collection.



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