THE INDUSTRY - Facts, Figures and Information....

There are 110 strawberry growers in Victoria. 90% of Victoria strawberries are grown in the Yarra Valley Region, 40km north-east of the city of Melbourne.

Strawberries are also grown in various locations around the state. For a map of the Victortian strawberry growing regions - click here.

Table 1 below hightlights the basic figures of the Victorian Strawberry industry. Figure 1, also below outlines the different strawberry seasons in Australia.

Table 1: Strawberry Production in Victoria

Number of producers	Plantings (millions of plants)	Area (Ha)	Production (tonnes)	Av. Yield (250g punnets per plant)	Gross Value ($million)
110	12	321	8,100	4.0	22

Figure 1: Strawberry Seasons in Australia

State

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

% of Total Production

Vic

35%

QLD

35%

WA

21%

SA

8%

Tas

.05%

NSW

.05%