7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2001-02  
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Grain sorghum and wheat are the main cereal grain crops grown in Queensland. In 2001-02, Queensland farmers produced 1.2 billion tonnes of grain sorghum.

GRAIN SORGHUM, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
1,003.3
423.9
2.4
2001
1,155.9
494.3
2.3
2002
1,247.3
562.1
2.2
(a) Year ended 31 March.

Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2001-02, 65% of all grain sorghum produced in Queensland came from the Darling Downs Statistical Division (808,000 tonnes).

GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCTION, 2001-02
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
-
Moreton
^ 5.8
Wide Bay-Burnett
^ 34.5
Darling Downs
808.0
South West
^ 68.7
Fitzroy
^ 231.5
Central West
-
Mackay
^ 97.6
Northern
1.0
Far North
^ 0.1
North West
-
Queensland
1,247.3
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001-02 Agricultural Survey.



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