7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2001-02

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Contents >> Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales >> Agricultural production >> Crops >> Canola

Canola is the principal oilseed crop in NSW. It is grown mainly in the Murrumbidgee and Central West Statistical Divisions. In 2000-01, canola production in NSW was 836,000 tonnes.

CANOLA, NSW


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

1997(a)	331	173	1.9
2001(b)	836	523	1.6

(a) Year ended 31 March.
(b) Year ended 30 June.
Sources: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2000-01, 36% of all canola produced in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (299,000 tonnes). This was followed by the Central West Statistical Division with 211,000 tonnes.

CANOLA, 2000-01


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

Sydney	-	-	-
Hunter	6.6	3.7	1.8
Illawarra	-	-	-
Richmond-Tweed	-	*-	-
Mid-North Coast	*0.1	*0.1	1.0
Northern	10.7	11.1	1.0
North Western	66.1	51.7	1.3
Central West	210.9	131.5	1.6
South Eastern	78.3	44.9	1.7
Murrumbidgee	298.7	172.8	1.7
Murray	164.3	107.6	1.5
Far West	-	-	-

New South Wales	835.7	523.4	1.6

* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2001 Agricultural Census.

Preliminary data for 2001-02 indicate that area sown for NSW has increased slightly to 536,000 hectares; production has decreased by 14% to 716,000 tonnes.