7105.0 - ABS Agriculture Statistics Collection Strategy - 2008-09 and beyond, 2009-10  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/03/2009   
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1. ANNUAL AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY DATA

The list of commodity information identified for collection through the Agricultural Statistics program on an annual basis is included below. This list was developed based on the commodity's contribution to national and state value of agricultural production. This data will be supplemented with information collected in the ABS Wool Receivals collection and Livestock Slaughter survey published in Livestock Products, Australia (cat. no. 7215.0).

The sum of the value of agricultural production from the list of commodities below, plus the contribution from wool, milk and livestock slaughter production represents approximately 90% of the total value of agricultural production. The approximate 10% of the value of agricultural production which will not be directly collected on an annual basis will be estimated based on previous years measures.

1.1 GRAINS

      Wheat for grain (area and production)
      Barley for grain (area and production)
      Oats for grain (area and production)
      Sorghum for grain (area and production)
      Rice for grain (area and production)
      Canola (area and production)
      Lupins (area and production)
      Sugarcane (area and production)
      Cotton (area and production)
      All other crops (area)

1.2 VEGETABLES
      Carrots (area and production)
      Potatoes (area and production)
      Tomatoes (area and production)
      Onions (area and production)
      Mushrooms (area and production)
      All other vegetables (area)
1.3 ORCHARDS AND NURSERIES
      Area of fruit trees, nut trees, plantation or berry fruit (area)
      Apples (trees under 1 year, number 1 to 3 years, number 4 years and over, and production)
      Pears (trees under 1 year, number 1 to 5 years, number 6 years and over, and production)
      Oranges (trees under 6 years old, trees over 6 years old, and production)
      Mandarins (trees under 6 years old, trees over 6 years old, and production)
      Peaches (trees under 6 years old, trees over 6 years old, and production)
      Mangoes (trees under 6 years old, trees over 6 years old, and production)
      Macadamia (trees under 6 years old, trees over 6 years old, and production)
      All other orchard fruit and nuts (trees under 6 years old, trees over 6 years old)
      Bananas (area not yet bearing, area bearing, production)
      Grapes (area not yet bearing, area bearing, production)
      Strawberries (area not yet bearing, area bearing, production)
      All other fruits (area not yet bearing, area bearing)

      Area of nurseries, cut flowers and turf (area)

1.4 OTHER CROPS
      Total hay (area and production)
      Hay sold (weight)
1.5 LIVESTOCK ON HOLDING AT 30 JUNE
      Dairy cows in milk and dry (number (n))
      Other dairy cattle (n)
      Meat cows and heifers (n)
      Other meat cattle (n)
      Breeding ewes (n)
      All other sheep (n)
      Breeding sows (n)
      All other pigs (n)
      Laying hens (n)
      Meat chickens (n)
      All other livestock (n)