7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2001-02  
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Wheat growing in South Australia is virtually restricted to the belt between the 200 and 450 millimetre rainfall zones in the period April to November. In 2001-02, South Australian farmers produced 4.8 million tonnes of wheat.


WHEAT FOR GRAIN, South Australia, years ended 30 June

Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha

1997(a)
2,795
1,535
1.8
2001
4,162
1,976
2.1
2002
4,778
1,987
2.4

(a) Year ended 31 March.

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


In 2001-02, 36% of all wheat produced in South Australia came from the Eyre Statistical Division (1.7 million tonnes).


WHEAT FOR GRAIN PRODUCTION, 2001-02

Statistical Division
'000 t

Adelaide
**
Outer Adelaide
^ 183.6
Yorke and Lower North
1,403.8
Murray Lands
572.9
South East
170.4
Eyre
1,739.3
Northern
705.2
South Australia
4,778.5

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50%, estimate is not published

Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001-02 Agricultural Commodity Survey.


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