7121.0.55.002 - Agricultural Survey, Apples and Pears, Australia, 2007-08 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/12/2008   
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1 Apples

Aust.
2007-08
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
NSW
Vic.
QLD
SA
WA
Tas.

number of trees ('000)

Under 4 years
1 326.9
1 331.2
1 495.3
302.9
491.2
72.2
377.6
102.1
149.2
4 years and over
8 832.8
8 590.1
8 685.0
1 622.1
3 084.3
928.4
1 164.0
835.5
1 048.4
Total
10 159.6
9 921.4
10 180.4
1 925.0
3 575.5
1 000.7
1 541.6
937.6
1 197.6

production of fruit (fresh weight) ('000 t)

Bonza
2.1
1.2
1.6
1.2
0.3
-
0.1
-
-
Braeburn
2.7
2.6
2.6
2.1
-
-
-
-
0.4
Cripps Pink (Pink Lady)
56.5
55.9
60.5
6.6
30.2
5.7
5.1
10.7
2.2
Cripps Red (Sundowner)
18.1
20.1
19.9
2.1
9.9
1.7
1.8
2.7
1.7
Delicious - Golden
16.2
15.6
12.3
0.2
6.3
0.1
1.3
0.7
3.7
Delicious - Block Red
21.0
19.2
19.2
10.3
3.6
1.2
1.2
-
2.9
Delicious - Striped Red
21.9
19.9
19.1
4.4
0.6
8.9
0.6
1.6
3.0
Fuji
22.6
21.6
19.9
4.5
5.1
1.1
2.2
1.9
5.0
Gala
37.5
37.0
39.5
7.6
9.6
7.5
2.8
5.2
6.7
Granny Smith
58.9
65.1
58.6
4.8
33.9
8.0
2.8
8.1
0.8
Jonagold
5.1
3.7
3.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.1
-
2.4
Jonathan
4.0
3.0
3.4
0.5
1.5
0.3
0.9
0.1
0.1
Lady Williams
5.6
2.2
2.1
-
1.7
-
0.1
0.2
-
All other apples
4.2
3.4
3.5
0.4
1.0
0.6
0.2
0.2
1.1
Total production
276.4
270.5
265.5
44.9
104.0
35.5
19.3
31.5
30.2
Yield (kg/tree)(a)
31.3
31.5
30.6
27.7
33.7
38.2
16.5
37.7
28.8

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Yield represents the quantity of fruit per tree of bearing age, i.e. 4 years and over.

2 Pears

Aust.
2007-08
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
NSW
Vic.
QLD
SA
WA
Tas.

number of trees ('000)

Under 6 years
292.8
298.9
235.8
0.8
184.9
10.2
15.2
15.5
9.3
6 years and over
1 776.3
1 741.1
1 729.1
25.6
1 444.0
14.1
79.1
144.5
21.6
Total
2 069.1
2 040.0
1 964.9
26.4
1 628.9
24.3
94.3
160.0
30.9

production of fruit (fresh weight) ('000 t)

Beurre Bosc
9.4
9.7
8.9
0.2
7.3
0.2
0.4
0.3
0.5
Corella
1.5
1.5
2.0
0.1
1.6
-
0.3
-
-
Josephine
3.1
2.6
3.3
-
2.9
-
0.1
0.2
0.1
Nashi
3.4
2.9
2.9
-
2.6
-
0.1
0.2
-
Packham
55.2
52.2
51.8
0.2
43.7
0.3
2.1
5.4
0.1
Red Anjou
0.4
0.3
0.4
-
0.2
-
0.1
0.1
-
Sensation
0.7
0.5
0.6
-
0.4
-
0.1
0.1
-
WBC
67.2
63.0
58.8
-
56.6
0.1
1.4
0.7
-
All other pears
1.8
2.1
1.8
0.1
0.7
-
0.4
0.4
0.2
Total production
142.4
134.8
130.5
0.6
115.9
0.7
5.0
7.3
1.0
Yield (kg/tree)(a)
80.2
77.4
75.5
22.2
80.3
46.1
63.8
50.8
44.4

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Yield represents the quantity of fruit produced per tree of bearing age, i.e. 6 years and over.