Growing

Planted Hectares five years and older by district
Planting Trends
Growers by district
 
Planted Hectares five years and older by district
 
District

99/00

00/01

01/02

02/03

03/04

04/05

05/06

06/07

07/08

08/09

Far North

155

215

235

255

294

308

335

352

359

365

Mid North

247

292

340

405

468

520

566

626

694

818

Bay of Plenty

771

801

932

1,095

1,318

1,546

1,784

2,046

2,317

2,583

Auckland

55

60

70

75

90

100

111

124

141

156

Rest of New Zealand*

20

55

60

60

79

89

106

119

130

151

Total Hectares

1,248

1,423

1,637

1,890

2,249

2,563

2,902

3,267

3,641

4,073

 
 
*The 'Rest of New Zealand' is primarily the Gisborne, Taranaki and Wellington Regions.  Planted area is an extimate based on Statistics New Zealand census data and grower declared data.
 
 
Planting Trends
 
Year Tree Numbers Area (ha)
00/01

62,894

314

01/02

67,648

338

02/03

72,767

364

03/04

74,758

374

04/05

86,533

433

05/06

69,470

347*

06/07

86,162

277*

07/08

63,996

164*

08/09

45,000

150*

Total

938

 
Planting area is an estimate based on nursery supplied data
 
Total planted area = ca. 5,010 ha
 
 
Growers by district
 

Year

% Export Growers by District

Far North Mid North Bay of Plenty Rest of NZ
99/00

4

15

71

10

00/01

3

12

79

6

01/02

3

11

79

7

02/03

4

12

75

9

03/04

4

12

78

6

04/05

5

12

77

6

05/06

4

13

79

4

06/07

6

21

67

6

07/08

4

14

78

4

08/09

6

21

69

4

 
 
 
Avocado Industry Council