Agriculture

Quarterly statistics on receivals of wool, livestock slaughtering and meat production

Contains final estimates of gross and local values of production of major agricultural commodities for Australia, states and territories

• 5.7 million megalitres of water was applied to crops and pastures (down 21%)

• 1.5 million hectares of agricultural land was irrigated (down 22%)

• 20,700 farms applied water to their land (down 5%)

• 377 million hectares of agricultural land, down 2% from 2018-19
• 87,800 agricultural businesses, down 2%
• 61 million tonnes of cereal and broadacre crops produced, down 8%
• 64 million sheep and lambs on farms at 30 June 2020, down 3%
• 21 million beef cattle at 30 June 2020, down 6%

• Lamb slaughter increased by 11.6% compared to May 2020.
• Lamb production increased by 13.6% compared to May 2020.

• 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.

This publication contains final Gross Value of Irrigated Agricultural Production (GVIAP) estimates for Australia

Information on Australian agricultural businesses management practices, including soil enhancers, fertiliser use, cropping and pasture management