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Title:
Australian crop report: September 2014 No.171
Series:
Australian Crop Report
Series Issue:
No. 171 September 2014
Publication Date:
09/09/2014
Description:
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. Key Issues * 2014-15 winter crop production * After a generally favourable opening to the 2014-15 winter crop season, conditions over winter have been mixed, resulting in mixed crop prospects. * The outlook for winter crops in South Australia is positive, reflecting average rainfall during winter and high levels of soil moisture. Generally dry conditions prevailed in many regions of the eastern states and Western Australia. * For Australia as a whole, total winter crop production is forecast to fall by 12 per cent in 2014-15 to 38.6 million tonnes, which is a slight downward revision from the ABARES June 2014 forecast. * Wheat production is forecast to decline by 10 per cent in 2014-15 to 24.2 million tonnes. Barley production is forecast to fall by 21 per cent to 7.5 million tonnes and canola production is forecast to fall by 10 per cent to 3.4 million tonnes. * The Bureau of Meteorology's rainfall outlook for spring does not indicate a strong tendency for either wetter or drier than normal conditions across the major cropping regions in Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. However, in most of New South Wales and parts of central Victoria, conditions are likely to be drier than normal. * Sufficient and timely rainfall during spring is critical to realising the forecast winter crop production, particularly in areas where soil moisture levels are low. * 2014-15 summer crop production * The total area planted to summer crops is forecast to rise by 6 per cent in 2014-15 to 1.2 million hectares, largely because of a substantial increase in area planted to grain sorghum. * August rainfall was average to above average in major summer cropping regions. However, further rainfall will be required during spring and summer to realise forecast planted area. * The area planted to grain sorghum is forecast to rise by 26 per cent in 2014-15 to 623000 hectares and the area planted to rice is forecast to rise by 20 per cent to 91000 hectares. In contrast, the area planted to cotton is forecast to decline by 28 per cent to 282000 hectares. * Total summer crop production is forecast to rise by 12 per cent to 4.1 million tonnes in 2014-15.
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Publisher:
ABARES : Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences : Department of Agriculture
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Identifier:
ISBN 978-1-74323-202-6

ISSN 1447-8358
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