Australia Yearbook - 2001

620 Year Book Australia 2001
Commodity
15.6 AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PRODUCED, Gross Value and Chain Volume Index(a)
1993–94
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1994–95
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1995–96
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1996–97
$m
1997–98
$m
1998–99
GROSS VALUE OF COMMODITIES PRODUCED (CURRENT PRICES)
Crops
Barley for grain 844.9 622.2 1 276.4 1 308.0 1 057.2 885.1
Oats for grain 147.9 165.8 289.4 226.6 223.3 156.7
Wheat for grain 2 866.8 2 127.2 4 304.7 4 877.9 3 801.5 3 860.0
Other cereal grains 537.5 580.2 733.0 764.9 702.1 785.1
Sugar cane cut for crushing 944.6 1 207.7 1 168.7 1 186.4 1 247.7 1 044.0
Fruit and nuts 1 316.7 1 426.3 1 498.8 1 667.8 1 582.4 1 778.6
Grapes 450.1 511.1 714.4 751.4 998.2 1 115.6
Vegetables 1 443.7 1 491.6 1 616.1 1 662.3 1 812.7 2 009.6
All other crops(b) 2 963.8 2 999.6 3 716.1 3 689.9 3 904.3 4 536.3
Total crops 11 515.9 11 131.7 14 603.1 15 685.2 15 329.4 16 171.0
Livestock slaughterings and other disposals(c)
Cattle and calves(d) 4 433.5 4 213.5 3 575.9 3 390.1 4 138.2 4 476.6
Sheep and lambs 793.6 833.7 1 035.7 1 038.9 1 066.2 1 045.5
Pigs(e) 660.5 630.6 597.8 692.9 709.8 689.7
Poultry(e) 929.3 902.0 948.1 1 053.3 1 122.2 1 174.3
Total livestock slaughterings and other disposals(f) 6 852.9 6 615.7 6 192.7 6 211.9 7 060.2 7 401.4
Livestock products
Wool 2 449.1 3 317.9 2 475.3 2 636.1 2 753.9 2 139.1
Milk 2 448.0 2 419.1 2 848.3 2 810.6 2 817.0 2 897.3
Eggs 233.9 230.6 256.9 278.2 347.5 347.5
Total livestock products(g) 5 166.7 5 993.7 5 707.3 5 758.7 5 957.8 5 417.9
Total value of agricultural commodities
produced(h) 23 547.2 23 750.3 27 451.9 28 089.7 28 347.4 28 990.2
CHAIN VOLUME INDEX OF GROSS VALUE OF COMMODITIES PRODUCED
Crops
Barley for grain 103.7 45.3 90.5 104.1 100.0 93.1
Oats for grain 101.0 56.7 115.0 101.4 100.0 110.3
Wheat for grain 86.7 47.2 86.9 120.7 100.0 113.0
Other cereal grains 77.0 77.4 99.7 114.0 100.0 124.9
Legumes for grain 105.2 64.0 110.2 110.4 100.0 113.1
Oilseeds 57.5 43.3 70.8 90.6 100.0 207.4
Sugar cane cut for crushing 74.1 86.3 87.5 94.6 100.0 94.0
Cotton 49.6 51.1 59.0 92.6 100.0 100.0
Nursery production 127.3 123.0 133.9 113.3 100.0 110.2
Fruit and nuts 103.0 95.9 96.3 103.6 100.0 98.9
Grapes 101.4 82.8 117.1 101.3 100.0 119.0
Vegetables 92.1 87.7 97.2 96.8 100.0 105.5
All other crops(b) 96.0 79.7 118.2 88.9 100.0 113.1
Total crops 84.0 67.0 91.6 105.5 100.0 109.6
Livestock slaughterings and other disposals(c)
Cattle and calves(d) 89.2 88.2 89.2 95.9 100.0 102.8
Sheep and lambs 103.1 97.6 96.1 96.6 100.0 101.4
Pigs(e) 99.9 101.7 102.7 100.8 100.0 105.4
Poultry(e) 84.5 83.6 87.4 90.3 100.0 104.2
Total livestock slaughterings and other disposals(f) 91.5 90.3 91.5 95.6 100.0 103.1
Livestock products
Wool 119.4 106.3 100.2 106.2 100.0 99.6
Milk 85.5 87.0 92.4 95.6 100.0 107.8
Eggs 101.1 98.3 96.7 98.4 100.0 104.4
Total livestock products(g) 101.3 96.5 96.0 100.4 100.0 103.6
Total agricultural commodities produced(h) 88.7 78.7 92.4 102.1 100.0 106.8
(a) Chain volume indexes are compiled by linking together (compounding) movements in volumes, calculated using the average
prices of the previous financial year, and applying the compounded movements to the current price estimates of the reference
year, which for these estimates is 1997–98. (b) Includes pastures and grasses. Excludes crops for green feed or silage.
(c) Includes net exports of livestock. (d) Includes buffalo slaughtered in the Northern Territory. (e) Excludes pigs and poultry in
Tasmania and the Northern Territory, prior to 1997–98. (f) Excludes pigs and poultry in the Northern Territory, prior to 1997–98.
(g) Includes honey and beeswax. (h) Includes pigs and poultry slaughterings in Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Source: Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia, 1997–98 (7503.0); Agriculture, Australia, 1998–99 (7113.0);
Principal Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia, Preliminary, 1998–99 (7501.0).
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