7123.5.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Western Australia, 2006-07
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 15/10/2008
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A variety of fruit crops are produced in Western Australia including apples, grapes, olives and pears. Apples are the principal fruit crop. In 2006-07, the four most common varieties of apples produced in Western Australia were:
In 2006-07, 77% of all apples produced in Western Australia came from the South West Statistical Division (24,600 tonnes). APPLES, Western Australia(a)
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0). In 2006-07, there were 12,200 hectares of bearing vines in Western Australia with a further 900 hectares planted but not yet bearing fruit. A total of 72,400 tonnes of grapes were produced with over 94% grown for winemaking. In 2006-07, 66% of all grape production in Western Australia came from the South West Statistical Division (47,800 tonnes). VITICULTURE, Western Australia
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