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7106.0 - Australian Farming in Brief, 2012  
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NUMBER OF BUSINESSES WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY, By Industry(a), at 30 June 2011

2011

Nursery production (under cover)
209
Nursery production (outdoors)
757
Turf growing
284
Floriculture production (under cover)
158
Floriculture production (outdoors)
457
Mushroom growing
93
Vegetable growing (under cover)
730
Vegetable growing (outdoors)
3 363
Grape growing
5 230
Kiwifruit growing
17
Berry fruit growing
447
Apple and pear growing
731
Stone fruit growing
841
Citrus fruit growing
1 115
Olive growing
304
Other fruit and tree nut growing
2 770
Sheep farming (specialised)
11 236
Beef cattle farming (specialised)
38 585
Beef cattle feedlots (specialised)
470
Sheep-beef cattle farming
6 659
Grain-sheep or grain-beef cattle farming
12 123
Rice growing
541
Other grain growing
12 014
Sugar cane growing
3 487
Cotton growing
853
Other crop growing n.e.c.
1 834
Dairy cattle farming
7 573
Poultry farming (meat)
765
Poultry farming (eggs)
339
Deer farming
79
Horse farming
4 884
Pig farming
663
Beekeeping
557
Other livestock farming n.e.c.
637
Total Agriculture
120 806
All other industries
14 641
Total all industries
135 447

(a) Count of agricultural businesses with an EVAO of $5,000 or more.


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

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