7106.0 - Australian Farming in Brief, 2012  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/09/2012   
   Page tools: Print Print Page Print all pages in this productPrint All

Image: Crops GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED


GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED

2001
2006
2011
$m
$m
$m

Crops
Cereals for grain
7 494
7 594
9 845
Cotton(a)
1 305
933
1 902
Legumes for grain
583
658
953
Grapes
1 517
1 377
1 013
Nursery production(b)
795
1 418
1 263
Oilseeds
595
528
1 328
Sugar cane cut for crushing
657
1 032
950
Vegetables
2 183
2 878
3 338
Total crops
18 534
20 797
25 048
Livestock slaughterings and other disposals
Cattle and calves
6 431
7 685
7 824
Sheep and lambs(c)
1 402
2 112
2 862
Pigs
822
890
919
Poultry
1 060
1 223
2 077
Other livestock
23
49
12
Total livestock slaughterings and other disposals
9 738
11 960
13 795
Livestock products
Wool(d)
2 541
2 054
2 673
Whole milk
3 053
3 341
3 932
Eggs
333
376
572
Total livestock products(e)
5 965
5 771
7 177
Total agriculture
34 237
38 527
46 020

(a) Includes value of cotton lint and cotton seed.
(b) Includes nurseries, cut flowers and cultivated turf.
(c) Excludes value of wool on skins.
(d) Includes value of dead wool and wool on skins.
(e) Data for 2001 includes gross value of honey and beeswax while data for 2006 and 2011 excludes them.

Source: Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia (cat. no. 7503.0)