7123.1.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, New South Wales, 2002-03  
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Barley is grown predominantly west of the Great Dividing Range, extending along the centre of NSW from the Northern Statistical Division (SD) down to the Murray SD.

In 2002-03, production was considerably reduced due to drought conditions (428,000 tonnes).

BARLEY FOR GRAIN, NSW, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
1,483
668
2.2
2001
1,253
615
2.0
2002
1,382
665
2.1
2003
428
636
0.7
(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2002-03, just over one quarter of all barley produced in NSW came from the Northern SD (109,400 tonnes). This was closely followed by the Murrumbidgee SD with 107,400 tonnes.
BARLEY PRODUCTION, 2002-03
Statistical Division
'000 t
Sydney
-
Hunter
*9.5
Illawarra
0.1
Richmond-Tweed
*8.0
Mid-North Coast
-
Northern
^ 109.4
North Western
^ 53.5
Central West
^ 59.9
South Eastern
*1.2
Murrumbidgee
107.4
Murray
75.4
Far West
3.7
New South Wales
428.0
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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