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

In 2002-03, production was considerably reduced due to drought conditions (2.5 million tonnes).

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, NSW, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
8,363
3,192
2.6
2001
7,867
3,671
2.1
2002
8,043
3,446
2.3
2003
2,495
2,995
0.8
(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2002-03, 29% of all wheat produced in NSW came from the Murrumbidgee Statistical Division (728,400 tonnes). This was followed by the Murray Statistical Division with 462,800 tonnes.
WHEAT FOR GRAIN, PRODUCTION, 2002-03
Statistical Division
'000 t
Sydney
**
Hunter
*15.9
Illawarra
0.1
Richmond-Tweed
-
Mid-North Coast
-
Northern
369.1
North Western
390.9
Central West
411.0
South Eastern
112.6
Murrumbidgee
728.4
Murray
462.8
Far West
4.3
New South Wales
2,494.9
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50%, estimate is not published
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2003 Agricultural Survey.



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