4610.0.55.008 - Gross Value of Irrigated Agricultural Production, 2015-16 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/10/2017   
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APPENDIX - DESCRIPTION OF COMMODITY GROUPS

This appendix provides a description of the specific agricultural commodities that are included in each commodity group, as collected on the ABS Agriculture Census 2015–16 (note that the specific data items collected on the Agricultural Census/surveys vary slightly from year to year).


PASTURES AND CEREAL CROPS CUT FOR HAY

This commodity group includes:

        • Lucerne cut for hay
        • Other pastures cut for hay
        • Cereals cut for hay
        • Other crops cut for hay

CEREALS FOR GRAIN AND SEED

This commodity group includes:
        • Wheat for grain
        • Oats for grain
        • Barley for grain
        • Sorghum for grain
        • Maize for grain
        • Triticale for grain
        • All other cereals for grain or seed

Important note: rice is not included in this commodity group.

COTTON
        • Cotton lint

RICE
        • Rice for grain

SUGAR CANE
        • Sugar cane cut for crushing

OTHER BROADACRE CROPS

This commodity groups includes the following:
        • Canola
        • Other oilseeds
        • Peanuts (in shell)
        • Chickpeas
        • Faba beans
        • Mung beans
        • Lentils
        • Lupins
        • Other pulses
        • All other crops n.e.c.

FRUIT AND NUTS (includes fruit trees, nut trees, plantation and berry fruits; excludes grapes)

This commodity group includes:
        • Mandarins
        • Oranges
        • Lemons
        • Limes
        • Grapefruit
        • All other citrus fruit n.e.c.
        • Apples
        • Pears (including Nashi)
        • All other pome fruit n.e.c.
        • Apricots
        • Cherries
        • Nectarines
        • Peaches
        • Plums
        • All other stone fruit n.e.c.
        • Avocados
        • Mangoes
        • All other orchard fruit n.e.c.
        • Bananas
        • Kiwifruit
        • Pineapples
        • Strawberries
        • Blueberries
        • All other berries n.e.c.
        • All other fruit n.e.c.
        • Almonds
        • Macadamias
        • All other nuts n.e.c.

GRAPES

This commodity group includes:
        • Grapes for wine production
        • Grapes for all other uses

VEGETABLES

This commodity group includes:
        • Beans (including french and runner)
        • Broccoli
        • Brussel Sprouts
        • Cabbages
        • Capsicums (excluding chillies)
        • Carrots
        • Lettuces
        • Melons
        • Mushrooms
        • Onions
        • Peas - processing and fresh
        • Potatoes (fresh market and processing)
        • Pumpkins
        • Sweet corn
        • Tomatoes (fresh market (outdoor and undercover) and processing)
        • All other vegetables for human consumption n.e.c.


NURSERY PRODUCTION


This commodity group includes:
        • Cultivated turf
        • Nurseries (outdoor and undercover)
        • Cut flowers (outdoor and undercover)

DAIRY PRODUCTION (excludes dairy cattle intended for beef production)

This commodity group includes:
        • Livestock products - Milk

PRODUCTION FROM MEAT CATTLE

This commodity group includes:
        • Livestock slaughtered and other disposals - Cattle and calves

PRODUCTION FROM SHEEP AND OTHER LIVESTOCK

This commodity group includes:
        • Livestock slaughtered and other disposals - Sheep and lambs
        • Livestock slaughtered and other disposals - Pigs
        • Livestock slaughtered and other disposals - Goats
        • Livestock slaughtered and other disposals - Poultry
        • Livestock slaughtered and other disposals - All other livestock n.e.c.
        • Livestock products - Wool
        • Livestock products - Eggs