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Crops and pastures for hay - Tasmanian crop and pasture production is dominated by the production of pastures for hay. In 2000-01, the Northern Region produced 44.1% (121,881 tonnes) of the state's total pasture production, followed by the Mersey-Lyell Region, 37.3% (103,237 tonnes), and the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, 18.6% (51,524 tonnes).
Broadacre crops - Barley and wheat were the main broadacre crops grown in Tasmania in 2000-01, with 25,992 and 25,554 tonnes produced respectively. Tasmanian production of barley decreased by 26.2% from 1996-97 to 2000-01, with decreases in each region: the Mersey-Lyell Region, by 58.0%; the Northern Region, by 28.7%; and the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, by 6.1%. In the same period, Tasmanian wheat production increased by 238.5%, with production increasing in each region. Some 83.8% (21,405 tonnes) of Tasmania's wheat in 2001 was grown in the Northern Region.
Legumes for grain - The production of legumes for grain remained steady between 1996-97 and 2000-01. Field pea production dominated in the Greater Hobart-Southern and Northern Regions, with 96.4% of Tasmania's total production for 2000-01. Lupin production in the Northern and Mersey-Lyell Regions contributed over 99% of Tasmania's production for 2000-01.
CROPS AND PASTURES, Tasmanian regions(a)
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| | Greater Hobart-Southern
| Northern
| Mersey-Lyell
| Tasmania
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| | 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 | 1997 | 2001 |
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Crops and pastures | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes | tonnes |
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Cereals for grain | | | | | | | | |
| Barley | 8,570 | 8,048 | 22,999 | 16,402 | 3,668 | 1,542 | 35,237 | 25,992 |
| Oats | 3,400 | 3,494 | 10,310 | 8,972 | 272 | 150 | 13,983 | 12,616 |
| Triticale | 431 | 786 | 5,689 | 6,524 | 1,176 | 975 | 7,296 | 8,285 |
| Wheat | 1,202 | 2,384 | 5,403 | 21,405 | 944 | 1,766 | 7,549 | 25,554 |
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Legumes for grain | | | | | | | | |
| Field peas | 263 | 284 | 273 | 282 | 42 | 21 | 578 | 587 |
| Lupins | 5 | *1 | 61 | 88 | 122 | *79 | 188 | 168 |
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Crops and pastures for hay | | | | | | | | |
| Lucerne | 4,970 | 4,971 | 6,275 | 6,592 | 1,216 | 799 | 12,461 | 12,361 |
| Other pasture | 25,584 | 46,553 | 87,161 | 115,289 | 91,072 | 102,438 | 203,816 | 264,280 |
| Total pasture | 30,554 | 51,524 | 93,436 | 121,881 | 92,287 | 103,237 | 216,277 | 276,642 |
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Cereal crops | 1,115 | 2,346 | 3,380 | 4,709 | 1,131 | 1,068 | 5,626 | 8,123 |
| Non-cereal crops | 345 | *74 | 1,693 | 870 | 1,945 | 2,517 | 3,983 | 3,461 |
| Total crops | 1,460 | 2,421 | 5,072 | 5,579 | 3,077 | 3,585 | 9,609 | 11,584 |
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* estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution. Data is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes.
(a) 1997 data relate to the year ended 31 March; 2001 data relate to the year ended 30 June.
Source: ABS data available on request, Agricultural Census. |
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