7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2002-03  
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Queensland is the leading source of pineapples, pawpaws and most other tropical fruits. In 2002-03, Queensland farmers produced 104,700 tonnes of pineapples.

PINEAPPLES, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Bearing area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
123.0
2.7
46.1
2001
119.6
2.7
43.8
2002
119.3
3.0
40.3
2003
104.7
2.6
40.1
(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2002-03, most of the pineapples produced in Queensland came from the Brisbane, Moreton and Wide Bay-Burnett Statistical Divisions.
PINEAPPLES PRODUCTION, 2002-03
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
^28.7
Moreton
^26.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
^26.7
Darling Downs
-
South West
-
Fitzroy
*11.7
Central West
-
Mackay
-
Northern
*6.7
Far North
**
North West
-
Queensland
104.7
^ 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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