7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2004-05  
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Potatoes are the principal vegetable crop grown in NSW. Most potatoes are grown in the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions.

Production in 2004-05 was 131,000 tonnes.

POTATOES, NSW, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2001
160.1
6.9
23.4
2002
158.5
6.9
22.9
2003
134.1
5.3
25.1
2004
119.1
4.6
25.8
2005
130.5
4.9
26.5
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2004-05, 73% of all potatoes produced in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee and Murray Statistical Divisions with 47,700 tonnes and 47,500 tonnes respectively.

POTATOES, PRODUCTION, 2004-05
Statistical Division
'000 t
Sydney
** 0.1
Hunter
* 4.4
Illawarra
** 5.4
Richmond-Tweed
0.5
Mid-North Coast
* 23.3
Northern
** 1.2
North Western
** 0.4
Central West
-
South Eastern
-
Murrumbidgee
47.7
Murray
47.5
Far West
-
New South Wales
130.5
- zero or rounded to zero
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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