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Australian Crop Report: September 2017 No. 183

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  • Seasonal conditions were mixed during winter and as a result the condition of crops at the start of spring varied significantly. Rainfall was well below average in most cropping regions in June and was highly variable in July and August. 
• Spring rainfall is likely to be around average in most cropping regions in Australia, according to the latest three-month rainfall outlook (September to November 2017) issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on 31 August 2017. The chance of rainfall exceeding the median during spring in parts of Western Australia is lower than average. 
• Total winter crop production is forecast to decrease by 39 per cent in 2017-18 to 36.3 million tonnes, which reflects expected falls in yields from the exceptionally high yields of 2016-17. Production in 2017-18 is forecast to be 2 per cent above the 10 year average to 2015-16. 
• The 2017-18 production forecast is a downward revision of 9 per cent from the ABARES forecast published in the June 2017 edition of Australian crop report. 
• For the major crops, wheat production is forecast to decrease by 38 per cent to 21.6 million tonnes, barley production is forecast to decrease by 40 per cent to 8.0 million tonnes and canola production is forecast to decrease by 33 per cent to 2.8 million tonnes. 
• Total area planted to summer crops is forecast to rise by 3 per cent in 2017-18 to 1.4 million hectares. Area planted to rice, irrigated cotton and grain sorghum is forecast to rise and more than offset a forecast fall in area planted to dryland cotton. There are plentiful supplies of irrigation water for irrigated crops but favourable rainfall in spring and early summer will be critical for the planting of dryland crops. Total summer crop production is forecast to rise by 21 per cent to around 4.6 million tonnes. 


Tags: Altona, Australia, Australian, Clifton Springs, Farming, New South Wales, Queensland, September, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, autumn, autumn rainfall, barley, canola, chickpeas, climatic and agronomic conditions, cotton, crop development, crop harvesting, crop planting, crops, grains, lupins, oilseeds, production, rice, soil moisture conditions, sorghum, south-eastern Australia, spring, spring rainfall, statistics, summer, summer rainfall, victoria, wheat, winter, winter rainfall
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian Crop Report: June 2017 No. 182

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. 

 In this edition of the Australian crop report, ABARES will release its first set of forecasts of winter crop production in 2017-18 and estimates of summer crop production in 2016-17. 

 Key issues  • The start of the 2017-18 winter crop season was mixed. Autumn rainfall was generally favourable in cropping regions in the eastern states (excluding South Australia), which resulted in favourable levels of soil moisture in these regions. In most cropping regions in Western Australia and some key cropping regions in South Australia, autumn rainfall was below average, which led to unfavourable planting conditions during autumn and early winter in these regions. 
• Below average winter rainfall is likely in most major cropping regions, according to the latest three-month rainfall outlook (June to August) issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on 25 May 2017. 
• The total area planted to winter crops is forecast to fall by around 1 per cent in 2017-18 to 22.5 million hectares. Area planted to cereal crops is expected to decrease but the area planted to canola, chickpeas and lentils is forecast to increase. Area planted to canola is forecast to rise in all major producing states, largely reflecting favourable expected returns compared with wheat, oats and barley. 
• Total winter crop production is forecast to decrease by 33 per cent in 2017-18 to 40.1 million tonnes, which largely reflects an assumed fall in average yields from the exceptionally high yields of 2016-17. 
• Total Australian summer crop production is estimated to have increased by 5 per cent in 2016-17 to 4 million tonnes because of large increases in cotton and rice production. 


Tags: AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE Crops, AGRICULTURE Crops statistics, Australia, Australian, CLIMATE AND WEATHER El Nino, CLIMATE AND WEATHER La Nina, Farming, INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY Primary, June, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia, autumn, autumn rainfall, barley, canola, chickpeas, climatic and agronomic conditions, cotton, crop development, crop harvesting, crop planting, crops, grains, lupins, oilseeds, production, rice, soil moisture conditions, sorghum, south-eastern Australia, spring, spring rainfall, statistics, summer, summer rainfall, wheat, winter, winter rainfall
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Proportion of wastewater safely treated

This dataset describes the proportion of wastewater in Australia that is safely treated.

Primary Information Source: Bureau of Meteorology, National Performance Report 2016-17: Urban Water Utilities

http://www.bom.gov.au/water/npr/ 


Tags: Australian-SDG, Goal-6, Indicator-6.3.1, SDG, SDG2018, Sustainable-development-goals, wastewater, wastewater discharge, water
Organization: Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Tasmania - CRA/RFA - Forests - National Estate - Glacial Refugia Areas

A glacial refuge-dependent forest community is considered to be one that occupies a climatic or topographic refuge retaining elements of the climatic regime of the last Ice Age. Rainforest undoubtedly qualifies as such a community in Tasmania. 

The last Ice Age began in the Quaternary Period, around 40 000 years BP; it peaked between 20 000 and 17 000 years BP, continuing to a lesser degree until 10 000 years BP. During this time there was glaciation in the Snowy Mountains and the land bridge between Victoria and Tasmania was re-established. 

As well as being colder, the climate was much drier. After about 10 000 BP temperatures and precipitation began to increase, reaching a post-Ice Age peak about 8000 years ago. The climate has since become slightly drier, although the warming effect of the ocean has maintained higher rainfall in sub-coastal areas. 

Parts of Tasmania exhibit relatively steep environmental and topographic gradients. This means that slight changes in global climate may produce significant localised effects.

This database is a digital polygon coverage of Tasmania (captured at 1:500 000) detailing glacial refugia areas. Glacial refugia are coded with a unique number and the relevant National Estate values and criteria.

All sites in this coverage are classified according to National Estate criteria A1: Importance in the evolution of Australian flora, fauna, landscapes or climate.

This is an archived dataset jointly owned by the Commonwealth and the Tasmanian Governments under the Tasmania-Commonwealth Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) data agreement of 8th November 1997.This data is available to the public under licence from the Department as part of the Commonwealth Spatial Data Access and Pricing Policy.

Any reproduction of this dataset must carry the following statement:
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia and Tasmanian Government 1997.
Departmental Deed

Tags: BOUNDARIES, BOUNDARIES Biophysical, BOUNDARIES_Management, Downloadable Data, ECOLOGY, ECOLOGY Habitat, FLORA, FORESTS, HERITAGE Natural
Organization: Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Australian crop report: December 2015 No.176

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 winter crop production  • Prospects for Australian winter crop production in 2015-16 weakened during spring, reflecting generally unfavourable seasonal conditions. 
• Despite the unfavourable spring seasonal conditions, total Australian winter crop production is forecast to increase by 2 per cent in 2015-16 to 39.1 million tonnes. 
• For the major winter crops:  wheat  production is forecast to rise by 1 per cent to 24.0 million tonnes; barley  production is forecast to rise by 2 per cent to around 8.2 million tonnes; and canola production is forecast to fall by 14 per cent to around 3.0 million tonnes, reflecting a fall in area planted to canola. 
• Harvesting of winter crops is largely complete in Queensland and is underway in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. To date crop quality has varied widely among different crops and cropping regions. 
 2015-16 summer crop production  • The start to the 2015-16 summer crop season is promising. Planting conditions are favourable in the major summer cropping regions of Queensland and northern New South Wales, reflecting widespread rainfall in late October and early November and a favourable outlook for rain over the coming months. 
• Total area planted to summer crops is forecast to increase by 12 per cent in 2015-16 to around 1.2 million hectares, driven by forecast increases in area planted to grain sorghum and cotton. However, area planted to rice is forecast decline significantly, which reflects relatively low irrigation water availability in rice growing regions. 
• Total summer crop production is forecast to fall by 4 per cent to 3.9 million tonnes, largely as a result of a forecast fall in rice production. 


Tags: AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE Crops, AGRICULTURE Crops statistics, Australian, CLIMATE AND WEATHER El Nino, December, Farming, 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
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian crop report: September 2015 No.175

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 winter crop production  

 Favourable seasonal conditions in most cropping regions in Australia during winter have resulted in improved prospects for 2015-16 winter crop production. 

 The outlook for spring rainfall is favourable for most cropping regions in Australia. In its latest three-month rainfall outlook (September to November 2015), issued on 27 August 2015, the Bureau of Meteorology forecast that wetter than average spring is likely in most cropping regions in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia. Close to average spring rainfall is likely in most cropping regions in Queensland. 

 Total winter crop production is forecast to rise by 8 per cent in 2015-16 to 41.4 million tonnes, largely as a result of forecast production increases in Western Australia and New South Wales. Winter crop production is also expected to rise in Queensland and Victoria but remain largely unchanged in South Australia, compared with 2014-15. 

 Wheat production is forecast to increase by 7 per cent in 2015-16 to 25.3 million tonnes and barley production is forecast to rise by 8 per cent to 8.6 million tonnes. In contrast, canola production is forecast to fall by 9 per cent to around 3.1 million tonnes. 

 2014-15 summer crop production  

 Area planted to summer crops is forecast to increase by 1 per cent in 2015-16 to around 1.1 million hectares. 

 Total summer crop production is forecast to fall by 2 per cent in 2015-16 to 3.9 million tonnes, reflecting an assumed fall in average yields from 2014-15. 

 Area planted to grain sorghum is forecast to be largely unchanged in 2015-16 at 651 000 hectares. Assuming a return to average yields, production is forecast to fall by 4 per cent to 2 million tonnes. 

Tags: AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE Crops, AGRICULTURE Crops statistics, Australian, CLIMATE AND WEATHER El Nino, Farming, INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY Primary, New South Wales, Queensland, September, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, autumn, autumn rainfall, climatic and agronomic conditions, crop development, crop planting, crops, production, soil moisture conditions, south-eastern Australia, spring, spring rainfall, statistics, summer, summer rainfall, winter, winter rainfall
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian crop report: February 2015 No.173

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 

 Summer rainfall has improved prospects for Australia's 2014-15 summer crop after largely unfavourable seasonal conditions in spring. 

 2014-15 summer crop production  • Total Australian  summer crop  production is forecast to remain largely unchanged at around 3.7 million tonnes in 2014-15. 
• While the planted area is forecast to be lower than in 2013-14, yields are expected to be higher. 
• However, the forecast area planted to summer crops has been revised up from the forecast published in the December 2014 edition of the  Australian crop report.  
•  Grain sorghum  is forecast to rise by around two-thirds to 1.8 million tonnes in 2014-15. 
• In contrast,  cotton  production is forecast to fall by 47 per cent to 470 000 tonnes of  cotton lint  and around 665 000 tonnes of  cottonseed. 
•  Rice  production is forecast to decline by 18 per cent in 2014-15 to around 684 000 tonnes. 
 2014-15 winter crop production  • Total Australian  winter crop  production is estimated to have fallen by 13 per cent in 2014-15 to 38.2 million tonnes, reflecting estimated lower production in all the major producing states as a result of a decline in yields from the high yields in 2013-14. 
• Production was still higher in 2014-15 than the 10-year average to 2013-14, by 7 per cent. 
•  Wheat  production is estimated to have fallen by 12 per cent to 23.6 million tonnes. 
•  Barley  production is estimated to have fallen by 18 per cent to 8 million tonnes. 
•  Canola  production is estimated to have declined by 10 per cent to 3.4 million tonnes. 


Tags: AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE Crops, AGRICULTURE Crops statistics, Australian, Farming, February, INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY Primary, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, crop development, crop planting, crops, dclimatic and agronomic conditions, production, soil moisture conditions, south-eastern Australia, spring, spring rainfall, statistics, summer, summer rainfall, winter, winter rainfall
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian crop report: February 2016 No.177

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. 


Tags: 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
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian sugarcane farm businesses: financial performance, 2013-14

Overview  
 In 2014 ABARES was commissioned by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF) and Sugar Research Australia (SRA) to conduct a survey of Australian sugarcane growing farm businesses. The survey conducted in early 2015 collected financial, physical and management information from sugarcane growers that had more than 5 hectares planted to sugarcane and with an estimated value of agricultural operations of $30 000 or more. 

 Key Issues  
• Farm cash income, defined as total farm cash receipts less total farm cash costs, averaged $89 700 for sugarcane farm businesses in 2013-14. Farm cash income ranged from an average of just $14 900 for farm businesses with less than 50 hectares planted to sugar cane to an average of $384 200 for those with greater than 250 hectares of sugar cane. 
• In 2013-14 average farm cash income was highest in Far North Queensland, averaging $120 300 a farm, and lowest in New South Wales, where a higher proportion of smaller farms are located, averaging $38 100 a farm. 
• Average farm cash income is estimated to have declined from $89 700 in 2013-14 to $70 000 in 2014-15, as a result of lower sugar prices and increases in farm cash costs. 
• In 2014-15, farm cash incomes declined more in southern Queensland regions because of dry seasonal conditions and in the area around Cairns as a result of Cyclone Ita in 2014. In contrast, farm cash incomes are estimated to have increased in New South Wales and the Burdekin region as a result of increased sugarcane production. 


Tags: AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE surveys, Farming, INDUSTRY Primary, INDUSTRY surveys, financial performance, sugarcane, sugarcane farms, survey
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian plantation statistics 2015 update

Overview  
 The National Plantation Inventory (NPI) has been collecting data and reporting on plantations established primarily for timber production in Australia since 1993. Australian plantations statistics update is published every year between the five yearly comprehensive spatial reports. Annual updates assist strategic forest industry planning and decision-making by presenting information on total plantation area, new planting and ownership. 

 In this report, plantation areas are presented for softwood and hardwood plantation types, species by NPI regions, and by state and territory. 
 Key Issues  
• Australia's total plantation estate was around 1 999 700 hectares in 2013-14, a net decrease of 12 800 hectares (0.6 per cent) from 2012-13. This is the first period that the plantation area has been below 2 million hectares since 2007-08. Most of this decrease was from the removal of hardwood plantations managed for pulplogs. 
• In 2013-14 the total area of softwood plantations was 1 024 200 hectares, relatively unchanged from the previous year. The softwood plantation estate is dominated by radiata pine (75.4 per cent) and southern pines (14.8 per cent), both of which are managed for sawlog production. 
• In 2013-14 the total area of hardwood plantations decreased by 13 200 hectares (1.4 per cent) to 963 200 hectares. The hardwood plantation estate is dominated by southern blue gum (54.1 per cent) and shining gum (24.5 per cent), both of which are managed primarily for pulplog production. In 2013-14 hardwood plantations accounted for 48 per cent of all plantations, a 1 percentage point reduction from 2012-13. 
• The 'other' category (mixed plantations and unknown species) remained unchanged at 12 300 hectares. 
• About 1 750 hectares of new plantation areas were reported to have been established in 2013-14. This increase was more than offset by removal of existing plantation areas of around 14 600 hectares, which growers either deemed commercially unviable or did not replant at the end of their lease agreement. This resulted in a net decrease in plantation area of around 12 800 hectares in 2013-14. Most of the decrease was in Western Australia and New South Wales. 
• Sandalwood plantations in Australia are not currently included in the NPI statistics. The NPI will commence surveying plantation sandalwood growers in Australia from 2015-16. It will report on new plantations established and the total area of Indian and Australian sandalwood planted in Australia. 
• Sandalwood and its oil are in great demand, particularly in Asia and the Middle East. Given the high value of sandalwood, sandalwood plantations are an component of Australia's plantation estate. 


Tags: FORESTS, FORESTS Plantation, FORESTS Plantation statistics, FORESTS statistics, Farming, INDUSTRY, INDUSTRY Primary, National Plantation Inventory, area, broadleaved, coniferous, forests, hardwood, new plantations, ownership, plantations, softwood, timber
Organization: Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences