7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2002-03

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Wheat and grain sorghum are the main cereal grain crops grown in Queensland. In 2002-03, wheat production was considerably reduced due to drought conditions (600,900 tonnes).

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, Queensland, year ended 30 June


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

1997(a)	1,979.5	979.7	2.0
2001	1,157.0	884.9	1.3
2002	901.4	604.4	1.5
2003	600.9	514.4	1.2

(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2002-03, 67% of all wheat produced in Queensland came from the Darling Downs Statistical Division (404,800 tonnes).

WHEAT FOR GRAIN PRODUCTION, 2002-03


Statistical Division					'000 t

Brisbane					-
Moreton					*1.4
Wide Bay-Burnett					*9.3
Darling Downs					404.8
South West					^60.6
Fitzroy					^112.3
Central West					-
Mackay					^12.5
Northern					-
Far North					-
North West					-

Queensland					600.9

^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.