7121.0 - Agricultural Commodities, Australia, 2009-10

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/04/2011

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Contents In this issue Land Use Industry Structure Crops Horticulture Livestock About this Release History of Changes Broadacre crop production up, livestock numbers down (Media Release)	LAND USE Area of farms in Australia fell in 2009-10, by 3% to 399 million hectares. This continues the trend established in recent years. The area planted to crops in Australia also fell by 6% in 2009-10 to 26 million hectares. Approximately 52% of Australia's total land area was used for agriculture. On a state basis, Tasmania had the smallest proportion of farm land (24% of state area) while the highest was in Queensland (75% of state area). AREA OF AUSTRALIAN FARMS, 2000-01 - 2009-10 Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.