7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2004-05  
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A wide variety of fruit crops are grown in South Australia, mainly oranges, apples, mandarins, apricots, and peaches. Citrus growing is concentrated in the irrigation settlements of the Riverland. In 2004-05, South Australian farmers produced 154,000 tonnes of oranges.



ORANGES(a), South Australia, years ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Trees
'000
Yield
kg/tree
2001
189.4
1,777
106.6
2002
155.8
1,758
88.6
2003
189.4
1,758
107.8
2004
121.6
1,697
71.7
2005
^ 154.2
^ 1,992
77.4
(a) Number of trees and yield is based on trees six years and over. However, the production figure used to calculate yield includes any contribution by trees under 6 years. In most cases this contribution is relatively insignificant, but in some instances it can distort yield figures.
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2004-05, virtually all oranges produced in South Australia came from the Murray Lands Statistical Division (154,000 tonnes).


ORANGES, PRODUCTION, 2004-05
Statistical Division
'000 t
Adelaide
** -
Outer Adelaide
** -
Yorke and Lower North
-
Murray Lands
^ 154.2
South East
-
Eyre
-
Northern
-
South Australia
^ 154.2
- nil or rounded to zero (includes null cells)
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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