7123.6.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Tasmania, 2003-04

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Most potatoes in Tasmania are grown in a wide strip along the north-west coast from the Circular Head municipality, through to the Northern Midlands municipality south of Launceston, together with sections of the Dorset municipality in the north-east.

In 2003-04, Tasmanian farmers produced 327,600 tonnes of potatoes.

POTATOES, Tasmania, years ended 30 June


	Production '000 t	Area '000 ha	Yield t/ha

1997(a)	317.4	7.4	42.7
2001	331.0	7.5	44.0
2002	350.1	7.4	47.1
2003	320.3	6.5	49.4
2004	327.6	6.8	48.4

(a) Year ended 31 March.

Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0);Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2003-04, 58% of all potatoes produced in Tasmania came from the Mersey-Lyell Statistical Division (191,600 tonnes).

POTATOES, 2003-04


Statistical Division					'000 t

Greater Hobart					* 0.4
Southern					* 5.6
Northern					130.1
Mersey-Lyell					191.6

Tasmania					327.6

* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.

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