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Value of Victorian Vegetable Production 2005-6 |
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Area
hectares |
Gross value of production
$ million |
Victoria
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Australia
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Victoria
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Australia
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Victoria
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Australia
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| Asparagus |
9 368 |
9 737 |
1 847 |
2 056 |
43.7 |
46.6 |
Beans, french / runner
- Processing
- Fresh market |
358
3 429
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12 614
25 264
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^ 62
694
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1 473
5 673
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11.3 |
89.3 |
| Beetroot |
1 110 |
36 425 |
76 |
1 424 |
0.3 |
9.5 |
| Broccoli |
22 178 |
48 398 |
2 933 |
6 403 |
38.4 |
86.5 |
| Cabbages |
24 142 |
78 518 |
701 |
2 115 |
21.0 |
62.2 |
Capsicums - not chillies
- Outdoor
- Undercover |
^ 2 161
^ 752
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54 184
6 550
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^ 117
^ 6
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2 178
171
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| Capsicums & chillies |
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8.3 |
178.0 |
| Carrots |
41 541 |
264 961 |
1 964 |
6 314 |
24.0 |
156.4 |
| Cauliflower |
29 571 |
76 568 |
1 002 |
3 039 |
21.0 |
53.0 |
| Celery |
33 193 |
50 938 |
701 |
1 119 |
25.6 |
41.1 |
Cucumbers
- Outdoor
- Undercover |
^ 12
^ 346
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3 875
19 395
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^ 3
^ 3
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398
284
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^ 1.1 |
59.9 |
Lettuce - head
- Outdoor
- Undercover |
46 162
* 11
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126 664
^ 1 613
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2 279
* 1
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5 397
^ 30
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49.9 |
159.1 |
Lettuce - loose - butter - fancy - coloured
- Outdoor
- Undercover |
^ 12 385
^ 196
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30 516
^ 4 040
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1 351
^ 5
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2 490
^ 136
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Melons
- Rock & cantaloupe
- Water |
^ 5 907
3 978
|
85 020
133 779
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^ 264
140
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3 197
4 664
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^ 5.6
2.2
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92.8
71.5
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| Mushrooms |
12 812 |
43 641 |
64 |
177 |
73.5 |
243.8 |
| Onions - brown, red, white |
10 436 |
221 923 |
277 |
4 537 |
7.8 |
145.3 |
| Parsnips |
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6.8 |
^ 16.0 |
Peas, green
- Processing - shelled
- Fresh market - pod |
^ 14
^ 329
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16 879
807
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^ 12
^ 282
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3 762
511
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^ 1.3 |
9.6 |
Potatoes
- Processing
- Fresh market |
180 291
109 044
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730 288
519 317
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4 803
3 737
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18 196
17 072
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117.1 |
463.5 |
| Pumpkins |
3 117 |
110 906 |
269 |
6 990 |
2.0 |
80.8 |
Sweet corn
- Processing
- Fresh market |
400
8 120
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26 873
36 821
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30
733
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1 978
4 164
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11.8 |
60.1 |
| Tomatoes, Processing |
208 184 |
276 091 |
2 419 |
3 717 |
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Tomatoes, Fresh market
- Outdoor
- Undercover |
30 866
6 365
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148 128
26 240
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^ 804
26
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3 833
200
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74.7 |
272.8 |
| Zucchini and button squash |
2 192 |
22 761 |
^ 237 |
2 707 |
^ 3.3 |
71.7 |
| Other vegetables |
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84.8 |
363.7 |
| Total vegetables |
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635.6 |
2 833.4 |
^ value should be used with caution.
* rough estimate only.
note; In past years, beetroot, cabbages, celery, cucumbers, parsnips, zucchini and squash were listed in 'Other vegetables'
Source: ABS, Agricultural Commodities, cat. no. 7121.0, 2005-06
ABS, Value of Principal Agricultural Commodities Produced, cat. no. 7503.0, 2005-06
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