7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2004-05  
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Contents >> Crops

The availability of water is central to the state's agricultural development. Rainfall is low and irregular over a wide area, yet at times flooding can be a serious problem. The construction of water conservation projects, especially around the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers, has changed the pattern of agriculture from the grazing of livestock to the sowing of crops.

PRINCIPAL CROPS, NSW, 2004-05
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
Barley for grain
1,760.7
1,023.1
1.7
Grain sorghum for grain
846.8
211.4
4.0
Sugar cane cut for crushing
2,133.2
19.9
107.5
Wheat for grain
7,537.4
4,256.3
1.8
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).




This section contains the following subsection :
      Apples
      Barley
      Oranges
      Potatoes
      Rice
      Grapes
      Wheat

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