7123.6.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Tasmania, 2003-04

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A variety of crops are grown in Tasmania, including cereals for grain, pome and berry fruits, grapes and vegetables. Unlike mainland states, most of Tasmania's crops are small area intensive crops such as fruit and vegetables rather than broadacre crops such as barley and wheat. In recent years, less traditional crops have come to prominence, in particular poppies for medical uses and grapes for winemaking.

PRINCIPAL CROPS, Tasmania, 2003-04


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

Barley	28.0	9.3	3.0
Wheat	26.1	7.7	3.4
Apples	37.3	(a)1,147.6	(b)32.5
Onions	64.7	1.3	51.2
Potatoes	327.6	6.8	48.4

(a) Tree numbers four years and over ('000). (b) Yield = kg/tree. Based on trees four years and over.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

This section contains the following subsection :
Apples
Potatoes
Onions
Barley
Wheat