Greenhouse production on the rise in Australia

The latest protected vegetable crop statistics for Australia were released July 7, 2017. This data covers the period of 2015-2016 and includes vegetables grown “under cover”. This is officially defined as: “greenhouses, cold frames, cloth houses and lath houses.” Using other historical data, a comparison with earlier years is shown below:

A comprehensive listing of all available current and historical data starting in 2007, including - growing area (m2), production (kg.), and yield (kg/m2), is now presented in a new publication. The data is listed as a national total, and by state, territory, region, and crop, as available. This publication covers all years with available data- 2007-2009 and 2013-2016. “Undercover” data for other years is not available, and not all undercover crops are reported each year (i.e. cucumber). A complete Australian agricultural census is conducted every 5 years and not necessarily for all crops.

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