Production and marketing of vegetables and fruit

Authors

John BurtFollow

Keywords

Horticultural crops, Vegetables, Fruit, Crop production, Marketing, Production possibilities, Western Australia

Disciplines

Fruit Science | Horticulture | Marketing

First Page Number

69

Last Page Number

76

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Vegetable and fruit production in Western Australia is a diverse, high value industry. Up to 75 different crops are grown from Kununurra in the north to Albany on the south coast.

Our horticultural industries were worth $238,127,000 in 1990-.91, which represented 18 per cent of all crops produced in Western Australia.

Markets for horticultural produce are volatile. For most lines, produce has been well supplied for the past four years, owing to an increasing area of production, higher yields, improved postharvest technology and reduced consumer demand in the recent recession.

Recommended Citation

Burt, John (1993) "Production and marketing of vegetables and fruit," Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 9.
Available at: https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/journal_agriculture4/vol34/iss2/9