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Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001-02 Agricultural Survey.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