26af991f-0a29-46cd-a2a8-3f62afe67167 urn:uuid English UTF-8 nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 2018-07-03T00:56:43 creation ISO 19115 2016 Australian crop report: February 2016 No.177 26af991f-0a29-46cd-a2a8-3f62afe67167 The report is a quarterly report with a consistent and regular assessment of crop prospects for major field crops, forecasts of area, yield and production and a summary of seasonal conditions on a state by state basis. 2015-16 summer crop production • Widespread rainfall across cropping regions in Queensland and northern New South Wales in late January improved the outlook for dryland summer crops. • Total area planted to summer crops is forecast to increase by 5 per cent in 2015-16 to around 1.2 million hectares. • Total summer crop production is forecast to fall by 6 per cent to 3.9 million tonnes, largely as a result of a forecast fall in rice production. • Grain sorghum production is forecast to rise by 3 per cent in 2015-16 to 2.2 million tonnes. • Australian cotton production is forecast to increase by 6 per cent in 2015-16 to 546 000 tonnes of cotton lint and around 772 000 tonnes of cottonseed. • Rice production is forecast to fall by 58 per cent in 2015-16 to 305 000 tonnes. 2015-16 winter crop production • Australian winter crop production is estimated to have increased by 4 per cent in 2015-16 to 39.5 million tonnes. • Winter crop production is estimated to have increased in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. However, production is estimated to have fallen in Victoria because of poor seasonal conditions. • For the major winter crops, wheat production is estimated to have risen by 5 per cent in 2015-16 to 24.2 million tonnes and barley production by 4 per cent to 8.5 million tonnes. In contrast, canola production is estimated to have fallen by 15 per cent to 2.9 million tonnes. • Chickpea production is estimated to have increased significantly in 2015-16, reflecting a 56 per cent increase in planted area. Australia 151.122622 151.122622 -25.371968 -25.371968 AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURE Crops AGRICULTURE Crops statistics Australian CLIMATE AND WEATHER El Nino Farming February INDUSTRY INDUSTRY Primary New South Wales Queensland South Australia Victoria Western Australia autumn autumn rainfall climatic and agronomic conditions crop development crop harvesting crop planting crops production soil moisture conditions south-eastern Australia spring spring rainfall statistics summer summer rainfall winter winter rainfall Australian crop report: February 2016 No. 177 - Report documentDigital GeneralDownloads 01 PDF Australian crop report: February 2016 No. 177 - Report documentDigital KeyDocument 01 word Crop data underpinning: Australian crop report: February 2016 No. 177 documentDigital Data 1 microsoft excel State data underpinning: Australian crop report: February 2016 No. 177 documentDigital Data 2 microsoft excel Authoritative descriptive metadata for: Australian crop report: February 2016 No.177 documentDigital Metadata in ISO 19139 format XML