PRINCIPAL AGRICULTURE, Victoria, 2006-07
|
Wheat production ('000t)
Pears (including Nashi) production ('000t) | 879
119 |
| Potato production ('000t) | 256 |
Tomato production ('000t)
Meat cattle numbers ('000) | ^124
2 575 |
| Milk cattle numbers ('000) | 1 668 |
| Sheep and lamb numbers ('000) | 17 174 |
|
^ estimate has a relative standard error of 10% to less than 25% and should be used with caution.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).
BUSINESSES WITH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY(a), Victoria, at 30 June
|
 | Number |
|
| 2006(b) | 37 112 |
| 2007(b) | 37 410 |
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(a) Refers to agricultural businesses with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $5,000 or more. For more information, please see explanatory notes in the source publication.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication.
Source: Agricultural Commodities, Australia (cat. no. 7121.0).
GROSS FARM PRODUCT, Victoria
| |
| Gross Farm Product (GFP)
($m) | Gross State Product (GSP)
($m) | GFP as % of GSP
per cent | |
| |
| 2002-03 | 5 142 | 215 598 | 2.4 | |
| 2003-04 | 6 186 | 225 093 | 2.7 | |
| 2004-05 | 6 251 | 230 516 | 2.7 | |
| 2005-06 | 6 455 | 236 203 | 2.7 | |
| 2006-07 | 5 438 | 242 595 | 2.2 | |
| |
Source: Australian National Accounts: State Accounts (cat. no. 5220.0)
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM)(a), Victoria, 2006-07
|
| Weeds | Pests | Land and soil |
|
| Agricultural businesses reporting NRM problems (no.) | 23 403 | 24 356 | 21 203 |
| Agricultural businesses reporting NRM activities (no.) | 33 552 | 29 241 | 22 723 |
| NRM expenditure of Ag businesses reporting NRM activities: | | | |
|
| 253 | 144 | 171 |
Average expenditure ($/agricultural business)(b)
| 7 452 | 4 911 | 7 519 |
Average expenditure ($/'000 ha)(c)
| 20 701 | 12 198 | 17 356 |
| NRM effort on Ag businesses reporting NRM activities: | | | |
Total effort (person days)
| 701 868 | 578 603 | 447 930 |
Average effort (person days/agricultural business)(d)
| 21 | 20 | 20 |
Average effort (person days/'000 ha)(e)
| 57 | 49 | 46 |
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(a) The management of weed, pest and land and soil related problems and activities. The management of other types of problems are not included.
(b) Total expenditure on weed, pest and soil related activities divided by the number of agricultural businesses reporting weed, pest and soil related activities.
(c) Total expenditure on weed, pest and land and soil related activities, divided by the total area ('000 ha) of agricultural businesses reporting weed, pest and land and soil related activities.
(d) Total effort on weed, pest and land and soil related activities, divided by the number of agricultural businesses reporting weed, pest and land and soil related activities.
(e) Total effort on weed, pest and land and soil related activities, divided by the total area ('000 ha) of agricultural businesses reporting weed, pest and land and soil related activities.
Source: Natural Resource Management on Australian Farms (cat. no. 4620.0).
PASTURES AND CROPS IRRIGATED, Victoria, 2005-06
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| Agricultural businesses
no. | Agricultural businesses irrigating
no. | Area under pasture or crop
'000 ha | Area irrigated
'000 ha | Volume applied
ML | Application rate
ML/ha |
|
| Pasture for grazing | 29 191 | 5 846 | 7 431 | 401 | 1 578 899 | 3.9 |
| Pasture for seed production | na | 137 | na | 10 | 23 896 | 2.3 |
| Pasture for hay and silage | na | 1 983 | na | 82 | 262 094 | 3.2 |
| Cereal crops cut for hay | na | 313 | na | 13 | 27 810 | 2.2 |
| Cereal crops for grain or seed(a) | 7 933 | 315 | 2 484 | 25 | 52 261 | 2.1 |
| Cereal crops not for grain or seed | 1 875 | 178 | 81 | 4 | 8 897 | 2.4 |
| Rice | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 600 | 11.9 |
| Other broadacre crops(b) | 3 894 | 117 | 563 | 6 | 13 808 | 2.4 |
| Fruit trees, nut trees, plantation or berry fruits(c) | 1 859 | 1 386 | 41 | 36 | 172 859 | 4.9 |
| Vegetables for human consumption | 1 100 | 952 | 32 | 24 | 86 467 | 3.6 |
| Vegetables for seed | 228 | 165 | 2 | 2 | 4 587 | 2.3 |
| Nurseries, cut flowers or cultivated turf | 889 | 785 | 5 | 3 | 11 216 | 3.7 |
| Grapevines | 2 733 | 2 383 | 42 | 37 | 185 620 | 5.0 |
| Total(d) | (e)37 146 | (e)11 621 | (f)12 314 | 648 | 2 448 485 | 3.8 |
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na not available
(a) Excludes rice.
(b) Excludes sugar cane and cotton.
(c) Excludes grapevines.
(d) Totals include other pastures or crops not elsewhere classified.
(e) Total does not equal the sum as many businesses grow or irrigate more than one crop or pasture.
(f) Total includes area of all agricultural land. This does not equal the sum of area under pasture or crop as not all land on agricultural holdings is under pasture or crop.
Source: Water Use on Australian Farms, 2005-06 (cat. no. 4618.0).
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