7106.0 - Australian Farming in Brief, 2009  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/08/2009   
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Gross Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED
2001
2006
2008
$m
$m
$m
Crops
Cereals for grain
7 494
7 594
na
Cotton
1 305
933
227
Crops and pastures for hay
918
1 451
2 818
Legumes for grain
583
658
na
Grapes
1 517
1 377
1 694
Nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf
795
1 418
1 433
Oilseeds
595
528
na
Sugar cane cut for crushing
657
1 032
861
Vegetables
2 183
2 833
3 363
Total crops
18 534
20 752
23 818
Livestock slaughterings and other disposals
Cattle and calves
6 431
7 685
7 353
Sheep and lambs(a)
1 402
2 112
2 168
Pigs
822
890
902
Poultry
1 060
1 223
1 637
Other livestock
23
50
44
Total livestock slaughterings and other disposals
9 738
11 960
12 104
Livestock products
Wool(b)
2 541
2 054
2 309
Whole milk
3 053
3 341
4 572
Eggs
333
376
468
Total livestock products
5 965
5 771
7 348
Total agriculture
34 237
38 482
43 270
(a) Excludes value of wool on skins.
(b) Includes value of dead wool and wool on skins.

Graph: Gross Value of Selected Agricultural Commodities Produced - 2008



Source:
Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia (cat. no. 7503.0)