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AUSTRALIAN CITRUS TREE CENSUS 2014 Survey Scope 1,750 Businesses Contacted 1,064 Businesses in Report* AUSTRALIAN CITRUS TREE CENSUS 2014 Survey Scope 1,750 businesses contacted 1,064 businesses in report* *It is estimated that an additional 2,500 hectares are not represented in this report. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The following personnel and agencies are INTRODUCTION acknowledged for their input and assistance in collecting data for the 2014 Citrus Tree Census. New South Wales Department of Primary Industries The Australian citrus industry is one of Australia’s largest Andrew Creek, Development Officer – Citrus horticulture industries, with commercial production in five States Tammy Galvin, Senior Land Services Officer (Projects) and one territory. Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia It is one of Australia’s largest fresh produce exporters, exporting on average 160,000 tonnes Bronwyn Walsh, Value Chain Coordinator – Citrus per year, over the last ten years. While the industry’s size and output is significant in Australia, it comprises less than 0.5% of global production and is one of the highest cost producers in the Citrus Australia South Australia Region world, relying on its reputation for quality and safety to command premium prices in high paying Mark Doecke, Committee Member export markets. Anthony Fulwood, Committee Member The Citrus Tree Census is an online database developed by Citrus Australia to collect national Penny Smith Committee Member production statistics about variety, rootstock, tree age and hectares planted. This information is essential for: This project has been funded by Horticulture Innovation Australia Limited using the citrus industry levy and funds • Guiding growers when choosing which varieties to plant from the Australian Government. • Assisting the citrus supply chain with packing and logistics investment decisions and • Directing market development and research and development needs. The following pages provide an overview of the Tree Census data collected, and some of the key findings. For a copy of the full report, and the method used to collate the data, please contact: Nathan Hancock Citrus Quality & Market Information Manager Citrus Australia Email: [email protected] Phone: + 61 3 5023 6333 MANDARINS NATIONAL OVERVIEW ARE THE INDUSTRY’S GROWTH CATEGORY INDUSTRY SIZE 59% OF TREES UNDER AVERAGE TEN YEARS OLD ORCHARD SIZE 21ha In 2014 26% of orchards accounted 25,000 ha for 72% of citrus plantings. CITRUS CATEGORIES TOTAL ESTIMATED HECTARES IN PRODUCTION TREE AGE DISTRIBUTION (%) (Contraction of 8% since 2011 survey) This is consistent with industry expectation as many growers exited the industry having endured 10 years of drought, followed by floods and heat MANDARIN GRAPEFRUIT (0–4 years) (5-12 years) (13+ years) ORANGES* LEMON & LIME waves; the decline in the United States & TANGELO & PUMMELO Non-bearing Entering Production Mature market and the strong Australian dollar were also significant factors. 13% 34% 53% 69% 24% 6% 1% OF NATIONAL OF NATIONAL OF NATIONAL OF NATIONAL HECTARES HECTARES HECTARES HECTARES PERCENTAGE BREAKDOWN BY REGION 26% RIVERLAND 15,307ha 5,451ha 1,268ha 268ha 5% WESTERN AUSTRALIA LARGEST CITRUS 1% OTHER PRODUCTION REGION LARGEST LARGEST LARGEST LARGEST 1064 32% RIVERINA PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION ORCHARDS REGION REGION REGION REGION IN TOTAL 59% of Riverina 23% MURRAY VALLEY plantings are juicing MURRAY VALLEY QUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND RIVERINA orange varieties 2,916ha 2,058ha 683ha 50ha 2% NSW - OTHER 11% QUEENSLAND *Orange category is made up of 57% Navel oranges and 43% juicing oranges (common & valencia) ORANGES IN 2014 4,051ha LARGEST GROWING REGIONS OF JUICING ORANGES WERE OLDER THAN 21 YEARS OF NAVELS GROWN IN OF JUICING ORANGES MURRAY VALLEY, 91% 61% GROWN IN RIVERINA RIVERLAND & RIVERINA TOTAL PLANTED NATIONALLY TREE AGE DISTRIBUTION (%)* *Includes both navel and juicing oranges NAVELS NAVEL CATEGORY SIZES BY REGION 8,697ha JUICING ORANGES EARLY SEASON MID SEASON LATE SEASON RED FLESH REGIONS (ha) (ha) (ha) (ha) (0–4 years) (5-12 years) (13+ years) 6,610ha Non-bearing Entering Production Mature MURRAY 724 507 1,631 54 10% 30% 60% VALLEY RIVERLAND 547 740 1,230 52 NAVEL ORANGE SUBCATEGORIES (%) RIVERINA 272 1,054 1,080 64 20% EARLY SEASON NAVEL WESTERN AUSTRALIA 113 162 200 29 LARGEST 2% RED FLESH NAVEL OTHER 42 93 86 14 8,697ha NAVEL CATEGORY: TOTAL NAVELS 49% LATE SEASON NAVEL NATIONAL PLANTED 1,700 ha 2,557 ha 4,228 ha 213 ha 4,228ha TOTAL 29% MID SEASON NAVEL MANDARINS AFOURER IS THE LARGEST EMERGING MANDARIN CATEGORY LARGEST GROWING REGIONS with 30% non-bearing hectares OF MANDARINS OF MANDARINS GROWN IN GROWN IN 56% QUEENSLAND 22% RIVERLAND TOTAL PLANTED NATIONALLY MANDARIN CATEGORY SIZES BY REGION 5,451ha TREE AGE DISTRIBUTION (%) The mandarin category is diverse, consisting of over 40 different IMPERIALS MURCOTTS LS* MURCOTTS AFOURERS varieties. Afourers, are the largest REGIONS (ha) (ha) (ha) (ha) growth category with 256 hectares of plantings aged between 0-4 years (0–4 years) (5-12 years) (13+ years) QUEENSLAND 884 1,049 469 147 and 643 hectares aged between Non-bearing Entering Production Mature 5-12 years. 20% 45% 35% RIVERLAND 316 74 10 383 MURRAY 263 - - 331 AUSTRALIA’S MAJOR MANDARIN* VARIETIES (%) VALLEY WESTERN AUSTRALIA 68 - - 58 23% OTHER LARGEST MANDARIN CATEGORY: 30% MURCOTTS (includes 9% low seeded) RIVERINA 64 - - - 5,451ha 1,619ha TOTAL OTHER MANDARINS 6 16 - 97 PLANTED 18% AFOURER FOLLOWED BY: NATIONAL 1,602 ha 1,139 ha 480 ha 998 ha 29% IMPERIALS TOTAL 1,602ha *Includes Tangelo * Low Seeded LEMON & LIME LARGEST GROWING REGIONS OF LEMONS AND OF LEMONS AND 53% LIMES GROWN IN 15% LIMES GROWN IN QUEENSLAND MURRAY VALLEY LEMON & LIME CATEGORY TOTAL PLANTED SIZE BY REGION NATIONALLY TREE AGE DISTRIBUTION (%) LEMONS LEMONS & LIMES (ha) 1,011ha REGIONS QUEENSLAND 683 LIMES (0–4 years) (5-12 years) (13+ years) MURRAY 257ha Non-bearing Entering Production Mature VALLEY 186 30% 22% 48% RIVERLAND 141 AUSTRALIA’S LEMON AND LIME PRODUCTION AREA (HA) RIVERINA 130 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 27 257ha LIMES OTHER 102 1,268ha NATIONAL TOTAL 1,268 ha HECTARES 430ha TOTAL PLANTED OF LEMON PLANTINGS IN 2014 WERE LESS THAN 1,011ha LEMONS 10 YEARS OLD REGION ANALYSIS TOP 3 CATEGORIES PRODUCED BY REGION MURRAY WESTERN REGIONAL COMPARISON RIVERINA RIVERLAND QUEENSLAND VALLEY AUSTRALIA VALENCIA NAVEL NAVEL MANDARIN NAVEL & COMMON & TANGELO 1 59% 50% 65% 78% 52% NAVEL VALENCIA MANDARIN LEMON MANDARIN PRODUCTION REGION 2 & COMMON & TANGELO & LIME & TANGELO 36% 23% 16% 17% 26% CAPITAL CITY QUEENSLAND OTHER MANDARIN VALENCIA OTHER VALENCIA 3 & TANGELO & COMMON & COMMON 5% 23% 14% 5% 16% WESTERN AUSTRALIA RIVERINA RIVERLAND TOTAL HECTARES & ORCHARDS PER REGION NON-BEARING HECTARES PER REGION MURRAY VALLEY RIVERINA 6,897ha 337 Orchards 13% 12% 11% RIVERLAND 5,149ha 275 Orchards 34ha 31ha NATIONAL RIVERINA RIVERLAND 26ha MURRAY VALLEY 815ha 543ha 21ha 2,865ha 19ha 4,465ha 248 Orchards 18ha 17ha QUEENSLAND 8% 14% 24% 3,917ha 115 Orchards RIVERINA RIVERLAND MURRAY QUEENSLAND WESTERN NSW - OTHER OTHER VALLEY AUSTRALIA MURRAY QUEENSLAND WESTERN VALLEY AUSTRALIA WESTERN AUSTRALIA 548ha 346ha 229ha AVERAGE ORCHARD SIZE PER REGION (HA) 963ha 57 Orchards MURRAY VALLEY QUEENSLAND OTHER KEY FACTS OF ORCHARDS WERE LESS OF ORCHARDS WERE 20ha 42% THAN 10ha representing 11% 49% OR LARGER representing 86% of the total production area. citrus production in Queensland. RIVERINA RIVERLAND OF RIVERINA ORCHARDS OF RIVERLAND ORCHARDS The Murray Valley has the Murcott (1,049 ha,) Imperial (884 ha) ARE LESS THAN 10ha 37% 18% represent 75% of the total LARGEST PRODUCTION AREA and Low-Seeded Murcott (469ha) representing 11.5% of the production region. for both Early Season (724ha) mandarins are the LARGEST total production area. and Late Season (1,631ha) MANDARIN PLANTINGS IN NAVEL ORANGES in Australia. QUEENSLAND. The Valencia Orange tree age distribution shows an 1,190ha WESTERN AUSTRALIA AGING PRODUCTION BASE OF MANDARINS 157ha in the Murray Valley were non-bearing for the juice processing industry. The Riverland is the largest mandarin navel oranges, the largest of any producer in the tri-state area. region in 2014. OF ORCHARDS WERE 10ha 67% (2,708ha) 26% OR LARGER representing 88% WERE 21YRS OR OLDER IN 2014. citrus production in Western Australia. Afourers (383ha) and Imperials Afourers (331ha) and Imperials (316ha) are the Riverland’s Recent plantings of Common Orange (263ha) are the Murray Valley’s DOMINANT MANDARIN and Valencia Seedless (Valencia SL) DOMINANT MANDARIN 23% (117ha) VARIETIES. reflects the DEMAND FOR YEAR- VARIETIES. of Western Australia’s navel oranges ROUND FRESH JUICE SUPPLY to were non-bearing in 2014. suit Australia’s evolving juice category. Late season navel oranges are the LARGEST NAVEL SUBCATEGORY IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 20% (23ha) 28% (53ha) JUST 2% of the Riverland’s lemon plantings of the Murray Valley’s lemon production were up to six years old in 2014. was non-bearing in 2014. The Murray Imperial (68ha), Afourer (58ha) and of the Riverina’s citrus production Valley is AUSTRALIA’S SECOND Clementines (32ha) are WA’s area is MANDARINS. LARGEST LEMON PRODUCTION LARGEST MANDARIN PLANTINGS. REGION (186ha). NATIONAL VARIETY LIST CATEGORY SUB CATEGORY VARIETY BEARING HA NON-BEARING HA TOTAL HA % TOTAL CATEGORY SUB CATEGORY VARIETY BEARING HA NON-BEARING HA TOTAL HA % TOTAL CITRON Buddha's Hand 0.48 0.48 0.00% MANDARIN MANDARIN Mandarin unspecified 41.65 22.92 64.57 0.29% CITRON TOTAL 0.48 0 0.48 0.00% MISC. Orri 1.21 5.09 6.3 0.03% Summerina 10.24 10.24 0.05% COMMON ORANGE COMMON ORANGE Acidless (Non Acid) 0.56 0.56 0.00%
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