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Livestock Products, Australia
Quarterly statistics on receivals of wool, livestock slaughtering and meat production
Reference period
December 2020
Livestock and Meat, Australia
Lamb slaughter increased by 11.6% compared to May 2020.
Lamb production increased by 13.6% compared to May 2020.
Reference period
June 2020
Sugarcane, experimental regional estimates using new data sources and methods
30.04 million tonnes of sugarcane were harvested in 2019-20.
Australia’s five largest sugarcane producing regions were in Queensland.
These five regions were responsible for over half of Australia's harvest.
Reference period
2019-20 financial year
Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia
Contains final estimates of gross and local values of production of major agricultural commodities for Australia, states and territories
Reference period
2018-19 financial year
Water Use on Australian Farms
Final estimates of agricultural water use, irrigation water sources and expenditure. Estimates are presented at Australia, state & territories levels
Reference period
2018-19 financial year
Agricultural Commodities, Australia
There were 89,400 agricultural businesses, up 5% from 2018.
There were 384 million hectares of agricultural land, up 2%.
66 million tonnes of broadacre crops were produced (down 12% from 2017-18).
Ongoing drought conditions limited growth of Australian livestock numbers in 2018-19.
Reference period
2018-19 financial year
Gross Value of Irrigated Agricultural Production
This publication contains final Gross Value of Irrigated Agricultural Production (GVIAP) estimates for Australia
Reference period
2017-18 financial year
Land Management and Farming in Australia
Information on Australian agricultural businesses management practices, including soil enhancers, fertiliser use, cropping and pasture management
Reference period
2016-17 financial year
Articles
Released
17 June 2020
Data shows Burdekin is Australia’s sugarcane capital
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Released
28 May 2020
Australia’s sheep flock falls to lowest level since 1905
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Released
28 May 2020
Water used for irrigation falls 26% in 2018-19
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