Australian Bureau of Statistics 7111.0 - Principal Agricultural
Commodities, Australia, Preliminary, 2004-05 Previous ISSUE
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PUBLICATION PRODUCTION OF CROPS Preliminary estimates for
2004-05 show decreased production for all major crops, except
grain sorghum, sugar cane cut for crushing and cotton lint. The
fall in production reported for winter crops (i.e. wheat,
barley, oats, canola and lupins) was largely due to dry
conditions during their growing season. In contrast, production
for summer crops (i.e. grain sorghum, and cotton) was assisted
by an improvement in water availability and timely rainfall. The
production of wheat for grain fell by 13% in 2004-05, to 22.6
million tonnes. Decreases were reported in Western Australia
(down 21% or 2.3 million tonnes), Victoria (down 38% or 1.2
million tonnes) and South Australia (down 23% or 803,000
tonnes). New South Wales reported increased wheat pr