7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2004-05  
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Grape production in NSW is concentrated in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions.

Data for 2004-05 indicate there were 35,800 hectares of bearing vines in NSW; a further 3,500 hectares had been planted but were not yet bearing fruit; a record 508,000 tonnes of grapes were produced and the great majority (94%) were grown for winemaking.


Four varieties of grapes accounted for just under 62% of all production: chardonnay (112,000 tonnes), shiraz (97,300 tonnes), cabernet sauvignon (56,900 tonnes) and semillon (48,200 tonnes). White grape production (274,000 tonnes) exceeded red grape production (234,000 tonnes).

VITICULTURE, NSW, year ended 30 June

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

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
2005
3,501
35,777
508.3

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

Data for 2004-05 indicate 46% of all grape production in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (233,000 tonnes). This was followed by the Murray Statistical Division with 173,000 tonnes.

VITICULTURE, 2004-05

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

Sydney
38
71
0.4
Hunter
124
4,335
23.5
Illawarra
27
219
0.8
Richmond-Tweed
-
3
-
Mid-North Coast
4
41
0.2
Northern
18
330
2.1
North Western
130
3,404
27.2
Central West
317
3,329
35.9
South Eastern
74
1,028
5.6
Murrumbidgee
1,984
14,557
233.4
Murray
758
8,116
172.8
Far West
27
345
6.2
New South Wales
3,501
35,777
508.3

- zero or rounded to zero
(a) Fresh weight.
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Vineyards Collection.



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