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Agriculture (a): Area by main crop, Queensland, 1999–00 to 2009–10 (b)(c)

Crop		Financial year
		1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10
		— '000 ha —

Sugar cane (d)		404.8	382.0	398.2	423.4	413.6	411.0	384.0	383.0	354.5	375.7	370.5

Cereals for grain:	Barley	129.9	111.9	96.4	107.9	151.2	97.0	143.0	81.0	112.9	91.9	68.5
	Sorghum	418.6	494.3	562.1	405.1	519.3	544.0	462.0	449.0	661.2	538.2	333.4
	Maize	59.4	46.6	53.3	27.6	47.7	46.0	36.0	27.0	n.a.	49.3	n.a.
	Oats	10.0	12.8	10.6	9.4	9.1	21.0	16.0	24.0	20.3	7.3	11.6
	Millet (e)	35.0	28.7	37.5	37.6	31.2	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
	Rice	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	0.0	n.a.
	Triticale	2.9	0.9	n.a.	0.2	2.7	0.1	1.0	1.0	n.a.	0.2	n.a.
	Wheat	1,096.0	884.9	604.4	514.4	789.7	711.0	823.0	638.0	668.9	1,019.9	961.7

Legumes for grain:	Chick peas	46.2	71.0	64.6	84.0	73.5	26.9	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	85.5	124.9
	Mung beans (f)	51.5	61.8	54.1	10.7	19.9	18.5	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	36.2	n.a.
	Navy beans	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Crops and pastures for hay:	Pure lucerne	22.5	29.0	25.2	22.6	28.4	21.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
	Other pastures	19.5	26.8	30.4	28.5	33.2	26.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	68.6
	Cereals	20.4	57.6	48.8	55.2	48.2	56.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	30.5
	Other crops	12.9	11.4	8.8	7.4	6.3	10.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	19.1

Oilseeds:	Safflower	0.6	0.6	n.a.	0.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	0.8	n.a.
	Soybeans	22.4	11.6	10.9	3.5	11.6	9.2	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	18.9	n.a.
	Sunflower	119.5	64.3	48.0	24.5	45.9	16.8	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	17.4	n.a.

Cotton (g)		173.3	n.a.	n.a.	67.9	101.3	n.a.	136.0	44.0	28.7	78.4	87.6

Linseed		n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Peanuts (in shell)		19.6	16.7	14.0	9.8	13.4	13.7	11.0	12.0	n.a.	9.9	n.a.

Tobacco		1.6	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.0	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.

n.a. = not available

– Zero or rounded to zero

(a) The scope of the Agricultural Census has changed over time. Prior to 1986–87, it included establishments undertaking agricultural activity having an estimated value of agricultural output of $2,500 and over; from 1986–87 to 1990–91, $20,000 and over; from 1991–92 to 1992–93, $22,500 and over; and from 1993–94, $5,000 and over. The 2008-09 Agricultural Survey collected a greater range of agricultural commodities and livestock breakdowns than was collected in the 2007-08 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).

(b) Prior to 2000, year ended 31 March; from 2000, year ended 30 June.

(c) From 2005–06 onwards estimates are not directly comparable with historical time series for most crops and for eggs due to change in methodology, scope and data compilation.

(d) Area cut for crushing.

(e) Includes panicum and canary seed.

(f) In 1999–00, mung beans were classified as mung and other field beans.

(g) Prior to 1992–93, raw cotton; from 1992–93 to 2005–06, seed cotton; from 2005–06, cotton lint.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Crops and Pastures, Queensland Agricultural Census, cat. no. 7321.3; ABS, Agriculture, Queensland, cat. no. 7113.3; ABS, Agriculture, Australia, cat. no. 7113.0; ABS, unpublished data; Australian Bureau of Statistics, Agricultural Commodities, Australia, cat. no. 7121.0.

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