7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2004-05  
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Wheat and grain sorghum are the main cereal grain crops grown in Queensland. In 2004-05, wheat production was 1.2 million tonnes.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
2001
1,157.0
884.9
1.3
2002
901.4
604.4
1.5
2003
600.9
514.4
1.2
2004
1,109.7
789.7
1.4
2005
1,170.4
710.9
1.7
Source:Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).


In 2004-05, 61% of all wheat produced in Queensland came from the Darling Downs Statistical Division (716,000 tonnes).

WHEAT FOR GRAIN PRODUCTION, 2004-05
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
-
Moreton
^ 1.6
Wide Bay-Burnett
^ 4.8
Darling Downs
715.8
South West
^ 404.0
Fitzroy
^ 41.0
Central West
0.3
Mackay
1.2
Northern
-
Far North
** 1.7
North West
-
Queensland
1,170.4
- nil or rounded to zero (includes null cells)
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2005 Agricultural Survey.



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