7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2001-02  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 02/09/2003   
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Wheat and grain sorghum are the main cereal grain crops grown in Queensland. In 2001-02, Queensland farmers produced 901,000 tonnes of wheat.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
1,979.5
979.7
2.0
2001
1,157.0
884.9
1.3
2002
901.4
604.4
1.5
(a) Year ended 31 March.

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

In 2000-01, 62% of all wheat produced in Queensland came from the Darling Downs SD (561,400 tonnes).

WHEAT FOR GRAIN PRODUCTION, 2001-02
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
-
Moreton
*5.2
Wide Bay-Burnett
^ 9.9
Darling Downs
561.4
South West
^ 219.3
Fitzroy
^ 88.3
Central West
-
Mackay
^ 17.1
Northern
0.1
Far North
-
North West
-
Queensland
901.4
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001-02 Agricultural Survey.



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