7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2003-04  
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A wide variety of crops are grown in South Australia, including cereals for grain, citrus and non-citrus fruit, grapes and vegetables. Irrigation schemes have played a major role in the development of these industries.

PRINCIPAL CROPS, South Australia, 2003-04
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
Barley
2,691.1
1,215.9
2.2
Wheat
3,490.4
1,959.5
1.8
Grapes
886.0
(a) 65.0
(b) 13.6
Onions, white and brown
^ 81.2
^ 2.0
41.1
Potatoes
330.7
8.9
37.0
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
(a) Bearing area of vines.
(b) Yield represents the quantity of grapes produced per hectare of bearing vines.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).




This section contains the following subsection :
        Oranges
        Barley
        Onions
        Potatoes
        Viticulture
        Wheat

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