7501.0 - Value of Principal Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia, Preliminary, 2005-06  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 25/06/2007   
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2 GROSS VALUE(a), Agricultural Commodities: Preliminary - Year ended 30 June 2006

AUST. OLD BASIS(b)
2006 NEW BASIS(c)
2005
2006
Aust.
$m
$m
$m

Crops
Cereals for grain
Barley
1 233.3
(d)
1 439.4
Grain sorghum
270.1
(d)
282.3
Oats
171.8
(d)
245.9
Rice
100.6
(d)
252.9
Wheat
4 316.5
(d)
5 084.3
Other(e)
302.0
302.0
302.0
Apples(c)
528.5
373.9
373.9
Grapes(c)
1 508.2
1 363.5
1 363.5
Other fruit and nuts(e)
2 018.3
2 141.0
2 141.0
Cotton(f)
945.1
(d)
959.9
Legumes for grain
Field peas
67.8
135.6
135.6
Lupins
192.9
(d)
254.7
Other(e)
133.4
133.4
133.4
Oilseeds
Canola
502.7
(d)
485.3
Other(e)
46.2
46.2
46.2
Crops for hay
1 098.4
1 390.9
1 390.9
Potatoes
433.6
470.8
470.8
Tomatoes
^162.5
^329.6
^329.6
Other vegetables(e)
1 537.4
1 537.4
1 537.4
Sugar cane for crushing
979.5
(d)
1 063.4
All other crops(e)
1 258.2
1 258.2
1 258.2
Total crops
17 807.3
(d)
19 550.8
Livestock slaughterings and other disposals(c)
Cattle & calves
7 828.8
7 689.5
7 689.5
Sheep & lambs(g)
1 949.0
2 113.1
2 113.1
Pigs
906.0
888.6
888.6
Poultry
1 303.7
1 226.0
1 226.0
Total livestock slaughterings and other disposals(h)
12 030.2
11 966.3
11 966.3
Livestock products
Wool(i)(c)
2 195.5
2 092.5
2 092.5
Milk(c)
3 193.8
3 342.5
3 342.5
Eggs
327.9
381.5
381.5
Total livestock products
5 717.2
5 816.5
5 816.5
Total agriculture
35 554.7
(d)
37 333.6

^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution
(a) Estimates for 2005 are final; estimates for 2006 are preliminary and may be subject to revision.
(b) Used an ABS-maintained land-based frame (list of 'farms').
(c) New basis does not apply to all estimates. See paragraph 3 of Explanatory note for further detail.
(d) Caution should be exercised in comparing 2005 and 2006 estimates. See Technical Note, page 10 for further details.
(e) Estimates for 2006 for these commodities cannot be produced at the preliminary estimates stage due to the unavailability of source data. The 2005 values have been used to provide an 'order of magnitude' estimate as a contribution to the 'total agriculture' gross value. Estimates for these commodities for 2006 will be provided in the publication Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia (cat. no. 7503.0).
(f) Includes value of cotton lint and cotton seed.
(g) Excludes value of wool on skins.
(h) Includes value of other livestock.
(i) Includes value of dead wool and wool on skins.