7123.2.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Victoria, 2001-02  
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Victoria produces more tomatoes than any other state. In 2001-02, Victorian farmers produced 262,400 tonnes of tomatoes, ahead of Queensland (109,500 tonnes) and New South Wales (34,800 tonnes).

TOMATOES, Victoria, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
167.6
2,661
63.0
2001
329.2
4,602
71.5
2002
^262.4
4,122
63.7
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0);Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2001-02, 79% of all tomatoes produced in Victoria came from Goulburn Statistical Division (207,400 tonnes) and 12% came from Loddon Statistical Division (31,500 tonnes).
TOMATOES, PRODUCTION, 2001-02
Statistical Division
'000 t
Melbourne
*0.6
Barwon
*0.7
Western District
-
Central Highlands
*-
Wimmera
**
Mallee
**
Loddon
^31.5
Goulburn
^207.4
Ovens-Murray
**
East Gippsland
*0.4
Gippsland
*5.4
Victoria
^262.4
^ 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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2002 Agricultural Survey.




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