Drought cuts 10 pc of Australian agricultural production
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
SYDNEY, Feb 12 (AFP): Drought cut 10 per cent off the value of Australia's agricultural production in 2006-07, official figures showed today.
Poor crop production fuelled the downturn to a total output of 34.2 billion dollars (30.8 billion US), the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
Cotton dipped 46 per cent to 514 million dollars, while rice fell 80 per cent to 51 million dollars due to an 84 per cent slump in production.
Wheat production was down almost two thirds with wheat-for- grain 51 per cent weaker at 2.5 billion dollars.
Despite a fall in lamb exports, the value of livestock slaughterings rose three per cent to 12.4 billion dollars, buoyed by increased production of other livestock.
Poor crop production fuelled the downturn to a total output of 34.2 billion dollars (30.8 billion US), the Australian Bureau of Statistics said.
Cotton dipped 46 per cent to 514 million dollars, while rice fell 80 per cent to 51 million dollars due to an 84 per cent slump in production.
Wheat production was down almost two thirds with wheat-for- grain 51 per cent weaker at 2.5 billion dollars.
Despite a fall in lamb exports, the value of livestock slaughterings rose three per cent to 12.4 billion dollars, buoyed by increased production of other livestock.