7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2002-03  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/08/2004   
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During 2002-03, Queensland farmers produced 94,000 tonnes of tomatoes.

TOMATOES, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
109.9
3.8
29.3
2001
107.0
2.8
37.6
2002
^109.5
^2.7
40.5
2003
^94.0
^2.6
36.1
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2002-03, 60% of all tomatoes produced in Queensland came from the Mackay Statistical Division (56,100 tonnes).
TOMATOES PRODUCTION, 2002-03
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
*0.7
Moreton
10.6
Wide Bay-Burnett
22.3
Darling Downs
^4.1
South West
-
Fitzroy
*0.2
Central West
-
Mackay
*56.1
Northern
**
Far North
-
North West
-
Queensland
94.0
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50%, estimate is not published
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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