Regional Production 2005-6

Proportion of vegetables grown in each region
Victoria
Melbourne
Gippsland
Mallee
Central Highlands  
Barwon
Western District
Population 5.022 M
72%
5%
2%
3%
5%
2%
 
Potato – seed (ha)
1%
46%
1%
29%
8%
13%
Other vegetable seed
6%
22%
11%
47%
1%
4%
 
Asian vegetables
88%
5%
 
5%
2%
 
Asparagus
88%
4%
8%
 
 
 
Beetroot
67%
 
29%
3%
1%
 
Broccoli
70%
16%
2%
10%
3%
 
Brussels sprouts
99%
1%
 
 
 
 
Butter beans
1%
92%
 
 
 
 
Cabbages
37%
60%
 
1%
1%
 
Capsicums and Chillies
24%
4%
34%
 
 
 
Carrots
17%
17%
51%
1%
 
6%
Cauliflower
92%
4%
 
 
2%
 
Celery
100%
 
 
 
 
 
Cucumbers
72%
1%
2%
1%
15%
 
Eggplant
1%
 
27%
 
 
 
Fennel
98%
 
 
2%
 
 
French and runner beans
2%
96%
1%
 
 
 
Garlic
4%
1%
92%
 
 
1%
Globe artichokes
49%
 
 
 
51%
 
Herbs – other
79%
4%
 
1%
1%
13%
Leeks
98%
 
 
2%
 
 
Lettuce – butter & fancy
70%
9%
 
17%
1%
 
Lettuce – head
74%
20%
6%
 
 
 
Melons
 
 
100%
 
 
 
Mushrooms
90%
 
7%
 
1%
 
Onions 
25%
42%
14%
 
13%
6%
Parsley
100%
 
 
 
 
 
Parsnips
94%
 
 
1%
 
 
Peas – green 
3%
93%
1%
1%
 
 
Potatoes
16%
27%
4%
39%
3%
4%
Pumpkins
34%
7%
46%
1%
4%
1%
Radish (red & white)
97%
 
 
 
3%
 
Silverbeet & spinach
82%
8%
 
9%
 
 
Snow & sugarsnap peas
1%
99%
 
 
 
 
Spring onions, shallots & bunching
onions
97%
3%
 
 
 
 
Swedes & turnips
21%
8%
 
3%
11%
46%
Sweet corn
7%
86%
6%
 
 
 
Tomatoes
2%
 
3%
 
1%
 
Zucchini & squash 
3%
1%
70%
 
 
1%
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Commodities:, 2005-06 Released Fri 6 Jun 2008                                 © Commonwealth
of Australia 2008

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