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Value of Victorian Vegetable Production 2005-6




Production
tonnes
Area
hectares
Gross value of production
$ million

Victoria

Australia

Victoria

Australia

Victoria

Australia
Asparagus
9 368
9 737
1 847
2 056
43.7
46.6
Beans, french / runner
- Processing
- Fresh market

358
3 429

12 614
25 264

^ 62
694

1 473
5 673
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

54 184
6 550

^ 117
^ 6

2 178
171
1
1
Capsicums & chillies
1
1
1
1
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

3 875
19 395

^ 3
^ 3

398
284
^ 1.1
59.9
Lettuce - head
- Outdoor
- Undercover

46 162
* 11

126 664
^ 1 613

2 279
* 1

5 397
^ 30
49.9
159.1
Lettuce - loose - butter - fancy - coloured
- Outdoor
- Undercover


^ 12 385
^ 196


30 516
^ 4 040


1 351
^ 5


2 490
^ 136
1
1
Melons
- Rock & cantaloupe
- Water

^ 5 907
3 978

85 020
133 779

^ 264
140

3 197
4 664

^ 5.6
2.2

92.8
71.5
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
1
1
1
1
6.8
^ 16.0
Peas, green
- Processing - shelled
- Fresh market - pod

^ 14
^ 329

16 879
807

^ 12
^ 282

3 762
511
^ 1.3
9.6
Potatoes
- Processing
- Fresh market

180 291
109 044

730 288
519 317

4 803
3 737

18 196
17 072
117.1
463.5
Pumpkins
3 117
110 906
269
6 990
2.0
80.8
Sweet corn
- Processing
- Fresh market

400
8 120

26 873
36 821

30
733

1 978
4 164
11.8
60.1
Tomatoes, Processing
208 184
276 091
2 419
3 717
1
1
Tomatoes, Fresh market
- Outdoor
- Undercover

30 866
6 365

148 128
26 240

^ 804
26

3 833
200
74.7
272.8
Zucchini and button squash
2 192
22 761
^ 237
2 707
^ 3.3
71.7
Other vegetables
11
1
1
1
84.8
363.7
Total vegetables
1
1
1
1
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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