1 PRODUCTION AND AREA OF PRINCIPAL CROPS(a), Year ended 30 June |
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 | Aust. | 2008 |  |
 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT |  |
BARLEY FOR GRAIN |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 9 482 | 4 257 | 7 191 | 745 | 1 831 | 140 | 1 643 | 2 814 | ^20 | na | na |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 4 406 | 4 182 | 4 932 | 1 044 | 1 098 | 121 | 1 232 | 1 431 | ^7 | na | na |  |
CANOLA |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 1 419 | 573 | 1 242 | ^95 | ^230 | ** - | 160 | 755 | ^1 | na | - |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 972 | 1 052 | 1 295 | 322 | 197 | **3 | 174 | 598 | ^1 | na | ** - |  |
COTTON LINT |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 560 | 282 | ^158 | ^118 | na | 40 | na | - | na | na | na |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 327 | 163 | ^85 | ^59 | na | ^26 | na | - | na | na | na |  |
GRAIN SORGHUM |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 1 932 | 1 283 | 4 012 | 1 285 | - | 2 725 | - | **2 | na | - | na |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 767 | 613 | 1 029 | 284 | ** - | 744 | - | **1 | na | * - | na |  |
LUPINS FOR GRAIN |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 1 285 | 470 | 726 | ^30 | ^30 | na | ^72 | 593 | *1 | na | na |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 809 | 736 | 799 | 86 | ^43 | na | 81 | 588 | * - | na | na |  |
OATS FOR GRAIN |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 1 688 | 748 | 1 549 | 193 | 343 | ^11 | ^127 | 867 | ^8 | na | * - |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 930 | 1 003 | 1 250 | 475 | 210 | ^21 | ^143 | 398 | ^4 | na | ** - |  |
RICE FOR GRAIN |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 1 003 | ^163 | ^23 | ^23 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 102 | ^20 | ^3 | ^3 | na | na | na | na | na | na | na |  |
SUGAR CANE CUT FOR CRUSHING |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 37 128 | 36 397 | 33 973 | ^2 681 | na | 31 043 | na | 249 | na | na | na |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 398 | 409 | 391 | ^24 | na | 364 | na | 2 | na | na | na |  |
WHEAT FOR GRAIN |  |
|  |
| Production ('000 t) | 25 150 | 10 822 | 13 838 | 2 563 | 1 998 | 977 | 2 277 | 5 996 | ^27 | ** - | ** - |  |
| Area ('000 ha) | 12 443 | 11 798 | 12 700 | 4 078 | 1 499 | 677 | 2 092 | 4 346 | ^7 | ** - | * - |  |
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| ^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution |
| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| na not available |
| (a) Data for 2008 are preliminary and may be subject to revision. |
This page last updated 9 November 2009