7123.4.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, South Australia, 2002-03  
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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, 2002-03
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
Barley
1,439.9
1,193.7
1.2
Wheat
2,071.8
1,956.5
1.1
Grapes
617.0
(a)60.0
(b)10.3
Onions, white and brown
^ 96.9
^ 2.0
49.4
Potatoes
328.0
9.3
35.3
^ 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 :
        Barley
        Onions
        Oranges
        Potatoes
        Viticulture
        Wheat

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