7121.0 - Agricultural Commodities, Australia, 2014-15 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 23/03/2016   
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KEY FIGURES

BROADACRE CROPS, Australia, year ended 30 June 2015

Production
Change in production since
Area
Change in area since
Yield
Change in yield since
2013-14
2013-14
2013-14
'000 t
%
'000 ha
%
t/ha
%
Wheat for grain
23 743
-6
12 384
-2
1.9
-4
Oats for grain
1 198
-5
854
20
1.4
-22
Barley for grain
8 646
-6
4 078
7
2.1
-12
Grain sorghum
2 209
72
732
38
3.0
26
Maize for grain
495
27
60
14
8.3
11
Rice for grain
690
-16
70
-9
9.9
-7
Triticale for grain
143
14
82
2
1.8
10
Cotton lint (a)
422
-52
198
-49
2.1
-6
Canola
3 540
-8
2 897
6
1.2
-13
Sugar cane cut for crushing
32 379
6
377
0
86.0
6
(a) Includes irrigated and non-irrigated cotton

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Source(s): Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0)


KEY POINTS
  • National sorghum production increased 72% to 2.2 million tonnes driven by a 38% increase in areas sown following favourable rainfall in Queensland.
  • Total cotton lint production decreased 52% to 421,600 tonnes, the lowest production level since 2009-10. Area sown nationally has also decreased, down 49% to 198,000 hectares, Decreases for both New South Wales and Queensland reflect limited water availability in both states.
  • Production of wheat fell 6% in Australia to 24 million tonnes driven by a 12% decrease in Western Australia's production (down to 8.8 million tonnes) and a 23% decrease in Victoria's production (down to 2.6 million tonnes). Unseasonable conditions have contributed to the decrease in production in both states.