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Australian Government State Governments of Australia
Western Australia
New South Wales
Northern Territory
South Australia
Victoria
Tasmania
ACT
Queensland
Duties of Governments
• Australian Government ImmigrationDefenceQuarantine Taxation
• National Policies onAgriculture
Health Education
• State Governments HealthAgricultureLawPoliceTransportEducation
ASPECTS OF AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURE
• HIGHLY MECHANISED
• STRONG EXPORT FOCUS
• NO SUBSIDIES.
• INTERNATIONALLY COMPETITIVE.
• HIGHLY EFFICIENT
• HIGH PRODUCTIVE PER PERSON
• INNOVATIVE
• DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGIES
Value of Australian AgricultureAUD$million (yr 2000)
Beef 5048
Wheat 4831
Meat (pig,sheep,poultry) 2896
Fruit and nuts 2879
Dairy Products 2845
Wool 2149
Vegetables 1862
Grains 1734
Cotton 1415
Sugar 882
Rice 289
Total $30221
New South Wales- Position•NSW Ag Production (2000) $7900Mill
•NSW Ag Exports $3314Mill
• % of Ag production Exported 43 %• NSW Total exports $17,979Mill
• NSW Ag % of total exports 18.4%• NSWAg/Forestry as % of total factor income
3%
New South Wales- Position (2000)
Wool No 1
Grains No 1
Cotton No 1
Citrus No 1
Wheat No 2
Pigs No 2
Dairy No 2
Fruit No 3
Grapes No 3
NSW % of Australian Ag value26%
Wheat 3,425,000 ha 8,602,000 tonnesCanola 515,000 ha 827,000 tonnes Cotton 263,000 ha 416,000 tonnes Rice 131,000 ha 1,084,000 tonnesOats 160,000 ha 284,000 tonnes Sorghum 200,000 ha 804,000 tonnes Barley 476,000 ha 1,040,000 tonnesSugar 20,000 ha 2,493,000 tonnes
New South Wales -Grain (2000)
New South Wales Horticulture
Apples & Pears 68,751 tonnes
Citrus 250,910 tonnes
Tropical Fruit 39,160 tonnes
Stone fruit 41,746 tonnes
Potatoes 156,391 tonnes
Carrots 15,536 tonnes
Onions 34,734 tonnes Asparagus 953 tonnes
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