7123.3.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Queensland, 2003-04  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/08/2005   
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Wheat

Wheat and grain sorghum are the main cereal grain crops grown in Queensland. In 2003-04, wheat production was 1.1 million tonnes.

WHEAT FOR GRAIN, Queensland, year ended 30 June
Production
'000 t
Area
'000 ha
Yield
t/ha
1997(a)
1,979.5
979.7
2.0
2001
1,157.0
884.9
1.3
2002
901.4
604.4
1.5
2003
600.9
514.4
1.2
2004
1,109.7
789.7
1.4
(a) Year ended 31 March.
Source: Agriculture, Australia (cat. no. 7113.0) and Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).

In 2003-04, 71% of all wheat produced in Queensland came from the Darling Downs Statistical Division (792,900 tonnes).

WHEAT FOR GRAIN PRODUCTION, 2003-04
Statistical Division
'000 t
Brisbane
-
Moreton
^ 1.6
Wide Bay-Burnett
^ 13.5
Darling Downs
792.9
South West
^ 197.6
Fitzroy
* 92.9
Central West
0.4
Mackay
8.5
Northern
1.4
Far North
** 1.0
North West
-
Queensland
1,109.7
^ data subject to sampling variability between 10% and 25%
* data subject to sampling variability between 25% and 50%
** data subject to sampling variability greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use
Source: Unpublished ABS data available on request, 2004 Agricultural Survey.



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