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AGRICULTURE

The agricultural industry has been central to Queensland's economic development since the earliest days of settlement. The industry is still an important contributor to the State's economy and has maintained its role as a major export earner.

Agricultural commodities produced include:

• crops such as sugar cane, cereal grain crops, vegetables, fruit, cotton, sunflower and safflower and peanuts
• livestock such as cattle, sheep and pigs
• livestock products such as wool, dairy products and meat

Commodity	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
	$m	$m
Crops	3,542.8	3,557.1	3,391.2
Livestock slaughterings and other disposals	2,274.2	2667.9	3,368.4
Livestock products	567.3	545.7	490.3
Total	6,384.3	6,770.7	7,249.9
(a) For 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the reference period for crops, pastures and grasses was 30 June. Prior to those years, the reference period was 31 March. Source: Agriculture (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities (cat. no. 7121.0)

Crop	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
	$m	$m	$m
Cereals for grains	596.2	593.1	500.9
Cotton(b)	527.8	581.3	414.1
Crops for hay	13.2	*14.5	22.3
Legumes for grain	40.3	34.0	44.4
Fruit and nuts	490.1	533.5	714.2
Grapes	18.6	16.8	18.4
Nursery production	175.6	180.4	204.1
Oilseeds	62.8	49.9	24.5
Sugar cane for crushing	960.8	813.3	601.2
Vegetables	528.6	540.6	638.5
Total(c)	3,542.8	3,557.1	3,391.2
(a) For 1999-2000 and 2000-01, the reference period for crops, pastures and grasses was 30 June. Prior to those periods, the reference period was 31 March. (b) Includes value of cotton seed. (c) Total value of all crops and pastures, not the total of the selected items. * Relative standard error between 25% and 50%. Source: Agriculture (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities (cat. no. 7121.0)

Livestock	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
	$m	$m	$m
Cattle and calves	1,914.1	2,275.5	2,963.9
Sheep and lambs(a)	47.7	54.2	63.8
Pigs	149.9	177.0	177.1
Poultry	158.2	157.1	159.9
Other livestock	4.2	4.1	3.7
Total	2,274.2	2,667.9	3,368.4
(a) Excludes value of wool on skins. Source: Agriculture (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities (cat. no. 7121.0)

Product	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
	$m	$m	$m
Wool(a)	169.8	164.6	195.4
Total milk production	341.4	321.6	232.3
Eggs	50.3	56.0	58.6
Honey	5.5	3.4	3.8
Beeswax	0.3	0.2	0.2
Total	567.3	545.7	490.3
(a) Includes dead wool and wool on skins. Source: Agriculture (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities (cat. no. 7121.0)

ANZSIC Code	Industry	As at 31 March 1999	As at 30 June 2000	As at 30 June 2001
		no.	no.	no.
0111	Plant nurseries	765	754	680
0112	Cut flower and flower seed growing	207	206	214
0113	Vegetable growing	1,466	1,455	1,463
0114	Grape growing	75	*143	157
0115	Apple and pear growing	102	117	79
0116	Stone fruit growing	79	104	83
0117	Kiwi fruit growing	**	*3	9
0119	Fruit growing n.e.c.	2,169	2,267	2,194
0121	Grain growing	2,262	2,112	1,590
0122	Grain-sheep/beef cattle farming	1,896	1,730	1,513
0123	Sheep-beef cattle farming	918	804	889
0124	Sheep farming	651	576	461
0125	Beef cattle farming	10,853	11,458	11,751
0130	Dairy cattle farming	1,849	1,842	1,604
0141	Poultry farming (meat)	122	145	136
0142	Poultry farming (eggs)	99	128	112
0151	Pig farming	346	340	359
0152	Horse farming	608	499	480
0153	Deer farming	*54	**	23
0159	Livestock farming n.e.c.	291	*202	124
0161	Sugar cane growing	4,706	4,534	4,384
0162	Cotton growing	607	484	490
0169	Crop and plant growing n.e.c.	495	455	604
Agriculture		30,622	30,367	29,397
All other industries		130	331	245
Total all industries		30,753	30,698	29,643
* Relative standard error between 25% and 50%. ** Subject to sampling variability too high for practical purposes (i.e. relative standard error greater than 50%). Source: Agricultural Commodities (cat. no. 7121.0).

Type of land use	1998-99	1999-2000	2000-01
	'000 ha	'000 ha	'000 ha
Crops(a)	3,014	3,130	2,955
Pastures and grasses	4,004	4,455	5,691
Agricultural land(b)	140,310	145,420	145,955
Non-agricultural land(c)	32,755	27,645	27,110
Total land	173,065	173,065	173,065
(a) Excludes crops harvested for hay and seed. (b) Total area of establishments with estimated value of agricultural operations (EVAO) of $5,000 or more. Includes land used for crops, pastures and grasses. (c) Comprises conserved land, forestry, urban and unused land such as vacant Crown land, commercially unused land on Aboriginal and other Crown reserves and waste land, ephemeral lakes, mangrove swamps, etc. as well as establishments not included in the scope of the Agricultural Census. Note: Agricultural land is generally divided into cropped land, land sown to pastures and grasses and a broad balance comprising grazing land, land lying idle or under fallow, etc. Source: Agriculture (cat. no. 7113.0); Agricultural Commodities (cat. no. 7121.0)

Items	1997-98	1998-99	1999-2000
	$m	$m	$m
Sales from crops	3,463.1	3,190.8	3,270.5
Sales from livestock	1,823.6	2,144.9	2,449.6
Sales from livestock products	567.0	577.2	517.0
Rent and leasing revenue	73.1	60.7	80.2
Other miscellaneous revenue	462.8	661.1	582.6
Turnover	6,389.5	6,634.7	6,899.8
Value added(b)	3,350.5	2,898.4	3,367.8
Cash operating surplus(c)	1,399.1	1,453.0	1,766.5
Total net capital expenditure	635.2	610.8	539.9
Total value of assets	34,356.9	34,801.6	37,095.5
Net worth	28,492.9	28,142.9	30,672.6
(a) Years ended 30 June. (b) Includes an estimate for the change in the value of livestock. (c) Excludes any estimate for the change in the value of livestock. Source: Agriculture (cat. no. 7113.0);

• the Agriculture and Rural Theme Page which has been developed to assist users to access agricultural information, products and services and

• the Agricultural State Profile which is produced by the Agriculture and Environment Statistics Centre and provides data on crops, livestock, farms, land use and the value of agricultural production.