Publication Date
1999
Publisher
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Western Australia's horticultural industry is one of 'the fastest growing primary production sectors. Gross value of production in 1996/97 was $383 million dollars according to Australian Bureau of Statistics data. However, we know that these data underestimate the value of the industry by about 12 per cent for the fruit sector and by over 50 per cent for the vegetable sector. The true GVP is closer to $500 million.
Good quality land and water resources in areas suitable for horticultural production are available for industry expansion. Some of the traditional enterprises on the irrigable land in the south-west are becoming uneconomic and large tracts of land are becoming available to horticulture.
Number of Pages
8
Keywords
Horticulture; Western Australia; Vegetables; Fruit; Floriculture; Export markets
Disciplines
Agribusiness | Agricultural Economics | Agricultural Science | Fruit Science | Horticulture | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Operations and Supply Chain Management
Recommended Citation
Department of Agriculture, Western Australia.
(1999), A snapshot of horticulture Western Australia. Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Perth. Report.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/hc_publishedrpts/3
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