4610.0.55.008 - Experimental Estimates of the Gross Value of Irrigated Agricultural Production, 2000–01 - 2008–09 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/11/2010   
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APPENDIX 1 - DESCRIPTION OF COMMODITY GROUPS

This appendix provides a description of the specific agricultural commodities that are included in each commodity group, as collected on the ABS Agricultural Survey 2008–09 (note that the specific data items collected on the Agricultural Census/surveys vary slightly from year-to-year).

CEREALS FOR GRAIN/SEED


      This commodity group includes:
    • Wheat for grain
    • Oats for grain
    • Barley for grain
    • Sorghum for grain
    • Maize for grain
    • Triticale for grain
    • Millet for grain
    • All other cereals for grain or seed

Important note: rice is not included in this commodity group.

In 2007–08 maize, triticale and millet were not collected separately and were included under 'Other broadacre crops' as 'All other crops' (see below).

TOTAL HAY PRODUCTION

This commodity group includes the following:
  • Pastures for hay
  • Cereals for hay

Includes 'other crops for hay (including vetches)' in 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08, however from '2000–01 to 2004–05' and in 2008–09 'other crops for hay' were included in other broadcare crops. See Explanatory Notes Appendix 2, paragraphs 2-6 for details. For 'volume of water applied' tables, 'other crops for hay' were included in 'Other broadacre crops' in every year except for 2007–08, when they were included in 'Total hay production'. See Explanatory Notes Appendix 2, paragraphs 9-10 for details.

PASTURES FOR HAY

This commodity group includes the following:
  • Lucerne pasture for hay
  • Other pasture for hay

CEREALS FOR HAY

      Commodity description: Cereals (including wheat, oats, and forage sorghum) cut for hay.

PASTURES FOR SEED

      This commodity group includes the following:
    • pastures for seed production

COTTON

      This commodity group includes:
    • seed cotton
    • cotton lint

SUGAR CANE

      This commodity group includes:
    • sugar cane for crushing
    • sugar cane for plants

OTHER BROADACRE CROPS

      This commodity groups includes the following:
    • Mung beans
    • Other field beans
    • Soybeans
    • Hops
    • Fennel (bitter)
    • Lupins for grain
    • Oil poppies
    • Peanuts
    • Field peas for grain
    • Chickpeas for grain
    • Popcorn for grain
    • Canola
    • Safflower
    • Sesame
    • Sunflower
    • Tobacco
    • Vetches for seed
    • Lentils
    • Coriander
    • Faba beans (incl. tick, horse and broad)
    • Pyrethrum
    • Peppermint
    • Lavender
    • Crops (excl. cereals) for hay *
    • All other crops (excluding vegetables for seed and human consumption, fruit and grapevines)

* 'Other broadacre crops' production include 'other crops for hay' production from '2000–01 to 2004–05' and in 2008–09, however in 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 'other crops for hay' were included in 'total hay production' (see above). See Explanatory Notes Appendix 2, paragraphs 2-6 for details. For 'volume of water applied' tables, 'other crops for hay' were included in 'Other broadacre crops' in every year except for 2007–08, when they were included in 'Total hay production'. See Explanatory Notes Appendix 2, paragraphs 9-10 for details.

FRUIT (includes fruit trees, nut trees, plantation and berry fruits; excludes grapevines)

      This commodity group includes:
    • Oranges - navel
    • Oranges - valencia
    • Oranges - other
    • Grapefruit
    • Lemons
    • Limes
    • Mandarins
    • All other citrus
    • Apples - trees 6 years and over
    • Apples
    • Pears (excl. Nashi) - trees 6 years and over
    • Pears (excl. Nashi)
    • Nashi pears - trees 6 years and over
    • Nashi pears
    • All other pome fruit
    • Apricots
    • Avocados
    • Carambola
    • Cherries
    • Custard apples
    • Dates
    • Jackfruit
    • Guava
    • Mangoes
    • Nectarines
    • Olives
    • Peaches (processing)
    • Peaches (fresh)
    • Plums
    • Prunes
    • Rambutan
    • All other stone fruit
    • All other orchard fruit
    • Almonds (kernel weight)
    • Cashews
    • Macadamia
    • Pecans
    • Walnuts
    • Nuts nec
    • Black currants
    • Blueberries
    • Raspberries
    • Strawberries
    • Bananas
    • Kiwi fruit
    • Papaws / Papaya
    • Pineapples
    • All other fruit

VEGETABLES FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION AND SEED

      This commodity group includes:

      Vegetables for human consumption:

    • Artichokes
    • Asian gourds (excluding bitter melon)
    • Asian vegetables (including chicory chinese cabbage bok choy and wong bok)
    • Asparagus
    • Beetroot
    • Broccoli
    • Brussels sprouts
    • Butter beans (processing and fresh market)
    • Cabbages
    • Capsicums (excluding chillies)
    • Carrots
    • Cauliflower
    • Celery
    • Chillies & peppers
    • Chinese cabbage
    • Cucumbers
    • Eggplant
    • Fennel bulb (Finnochio)
    • French & runner beans (processing)
    • French & runner beans (fresh)
    • Garlic
    • Ginger
    • Herbs - lemon grass etc
    • Herbs - Other herbs (e.g. basil coriander etc)
    • Leeks
    • Lettuce
    • Lettuce (head)
    • Lettuce (looseleaf butterheads and colour fancy)
    • Marrows & squashes
    • Melons - bitter (gourd)
    • Melons – honeydews
    • Melons - rock & cantaloupe
    • Melons - watermelons
    • Melons - other
    • Mushrooms
    • Okra
    • Onions (red)
    • Onions - spring (incl. shallots)
    • Onions - white & brown
    • Parsley
    • Parsnips
    • Peas - green (processing) - shelled weight
    • Peas - green (fresh) - pod weight
    • Potatoes
    • Pumpkins; triambles; trombones; etc
    • Radish
    • Silver beet and spinach
    • Snake beans (processing and fresh market)
    • Snow peas and sugarsnap peas
    • Spring onions, shallots and bunching onions
    • Sweet potatoes
    • Swedes and turnips
    • Sweetcorn
    • Tomatoes - fresh
    • Tomatoes - processing
    • Zucchini and button squash
    • Other outdoors vegetables for human consumption
    • Other undercover vegetables for human consumption
    • All other vegetables
      And vegetables for seed:
    • Cabbages for seed
    • Carrots for seed
    • Cauliflower for seed
    • French & runner beans for seed
    • Onions for seed
    • Peas - green for seed
    • Potatoes for seed
    • All other vegetables for seed

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NURSERIES, CUT FLOWERS AND CULTIVATED TURF

      This commodity group includes the following:
    • Cultivated turf
    • Nurseries
    • Cut flowers

PRODUCTION FROM SHEEP

      This commodity group includes the following:
    • wool
    • sheep and lambs slaughtered

PRODUCTION FROM OTHER LIVESTOCK

      Other livestock includes the following:
    • domesticated buffalo
    • goats (domesticated) - only included in 2003-04 and 2004-05 Agricultural surveys
    • all other livestock - total number (not included from 2003-04 onwards)