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Australia in 2002

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ASPECTS OF AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE

• HIGHLY MECHANISED

• STRONG EXPORT FOCUS

• NO SUBSIDIES.

• INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE.

• HIGHLY EFFICIENT

• HIGH PRODUCTIVE PER PERSON

• INNOVATIVE

• DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGIES

Australian Rainfall

Value of Australian AgricultureAUD$million (yr 2000)

Beef 5048

Wheat 4831

Meat (pig,sheep,poultry) 2896

Fruit and nuts 2879

Dairy Products 2845

Wool 2149

Vegetables 1862

Grains 1734

Cotton 1415

Sugar 882

Rice 289

Total $30221

New South Wales- Position•NSW Ag Production (2000) $7900Mill

•NSW Ag Exports $3314Mill

• % of Ag production Exported 43 %• NSW Total exports $17,979Mill

• NSW Ag % of total exports 18.4%• NSWAg/Forestry as % of total factor income

3%

New South Wales- Position (2000)

Wool No 1

Grains No 1

Cotton No 1

Citrus No 1

Wheat No 2

Pigs No 2

Dairy No 2

Fruit No 3

Grapes No 3

NSW % of Australian Ag value26%

Wheat 3,425,000 ha 8,602,000 tonnesCanola 515,000 ha 827,000 tonnes Cotton 263,000 ha 416,000 tonnes Rice 131,000 ha 1,084,000 tonnesOats 160,000 ha 284,000 tonnes Sorghum 200,000 ha 804,000 tonnes Barley 476,000 ha 1,040,000 tonnesSugar 20,000 ha 2,493,000 tonnes

New South Wales -Grain (2000)

Meat 199,000 tonnes

Wool 191,258 tonnes

New South Wales -Sheep (2000)

New South Wales- Beef (2000)

Animals 5,531,000

Meat 445,000 tonnes

New South Wales- Dairy (2000)

Milk 1,395,000,000 litres

Cheese 29,659 tonnes

Butter 4,095 tonnes

New South Wales-Pigs (2000)

Meat 103,124 tonnes

New South Wales -Poultry (2000)

Meat 221,000 tonnes

Eggs 756,000,000

New South Wales Horticulture

Apples & Pears 68,751 tonnes

Citrus 250,910 tonnes

Tropical Fruit 39,160 tonnes

Stone fruit 41,746 tonnes

Potatoes 156,391 tonnes

Carrots 15,536 tonnes

Onions 34,734 tonnes Asparagus 953 tonnes

New South Wales- Grapes (2000)

Wine 287,968 tonnes

Table 14,155 tonnes

Drying 24,509 tonnes