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Pome fruit - Apples dominate Tasmanian fruit production. Some 56,105 tonnes were produced in the state during 2000-01, with 75.3% (42,269 tonnes) being grown in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region.

Stone fruit - The Tasmanian production of stone fruit increased substantially between 1996-97 and 2000-01. The largest increase occurred in the production of cherries, with the state's output increasing by 253.0% to 653 tonnes in 2000-01. The state's largest increases in stone-fruit production were in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, where cherry production increased by 377.4%, peaches by 272.7%, nectarines by 113.3% and apricots by 45.1%.

Berry fruit - Black currants are the main berry fruit produced in Tasmania. In 2000-01, some 97.3% of the crop was produced in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region. Some 72.6% of Tasmanian blueberry production in 2000-01 was in the Northern Region, where production increased between 1996-97 and 2000-01 by 103.8% (from 26 tonnes to 53 tonnes). Some 93.8% of Tasmanian strawberry production was in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, where production increased by 145.2% (from 93 tonnes to 228 tonnes).

FRUIT PRODUCTION (SELECTED), Tasmanian regions(a)
	Greater Hobart-Southern			Northern		Mersey-Lyell		Tasmania
		1997	2001	1997	2001	1997	2001	1997	2001
		tonnes	tonnes	tonnes	tonnes	tonnes	tonnes	tonnes	tonnes
Pome fruit
	Apples	42,829	42,269	4,695	4,043	8,125	9,793	55,649	56,105
	Nashi	4	2	13	28	4	2	21	32
	Pears	427	249	197	105	118	144	742	499
Stone fruit
	Apricots	204	296	1	-	-	-	205	296
	Cherries	115	549	12	22	57	81	185	653
	Nectarines	30	64	8	*3	3	-	41	67
	Peaches	11	41	6	*35	-	-	17	76
Berry fruit
	Black currants	662	362	88	9	178	-	928	372
	Blueberries	15	18	26	53	2	1	42	73
	Raspberries	47	55	35	*21	23	*22	104	98
	Strawberries	93	228	11	12	26	*3	129	243
- nil or rounded to zero * estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution. Data is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes. (a) 1997 data relate to the year ended 31 March; 2001 data relate to the year ended 30 June. Source: ABS data available on request, Agricultural Census.