7121.0.55.002 - Agricultural Survey, Apples and Pears, Australia, 2006-07  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/12/2007   
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1 Apples
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
NUMBER OF TREES (millions)
Total
10.8
10.2
9.9
PRODUCTION OF FRUIT (fresh weight) ('000 t)
Bonza
2.8
2.1
1.2
Braeburn
3.8
2.7
2.6
Cripps Pink (Pink Lady)
61.1
56.5
55.9
Cripps Red (Sundowner)
20.4
18.1
20.1
Delicious - Golden
24.9
16.2
15.6
Delicious - Block Red
24.7
21.0
19.2
Delicious - Striped Red
30.9
21.9
19.9
Fuji
30.1
22.6
21.6
Gala
38.1
37.5
37.0
Granny Smith
66.3
58.9
65.1
Jonagold
5.9
5.1
3.7
Jonathan
5.6
4.0
3.0
Lady Williams
6.9
5.6
2.2
All other apples
5.1
4.2
3.4
Total production
326.6
276.4
270.5
Yield (kg/tree)(a)
35.6
31.3
31.5
(a) Yield represents the quantity of fruit produced per tree of bearing age, i.e. 4 years and over.

2 Pears (including nashi)
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
NUMBER OF TREES (millions)
Total
2.1
2.1
2.0
PRODUCTION OF FRESH FRUIT (fresh weight) ('000 t)
Beurre Bosc
10.3
9.4
9.7
Corella
1.2
1.5
1.5
Josephine
3.4
3.1
2.6
Nashi
3.8
3.4
2.9
Packham
60.7
55.2
52.2
Red Anjou
0.4
0.4
0.3
Sensation
0.6
0.7
0.5
WBC
68.8
67.2
63.0
All other pears
2.4
1.8
2.1
Total production
151.4
142.4
134.8
Yield (kg/tree)(a)
85.4
80.2
77.4
(a) Yield represents the quantity of fruit produced per tree of bearing age, i.e. 6 years and over.