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Irrigation supports one quarter of farm production
28 Sep 2006
Irrigated farms generate one-quarter of the gross value of Australia's agricultural production, according to a joint report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission. The gross value of irrigated production was $9 billion in 2003/04. Irrigated horticulture made up 52 per cent of the gross value followed by irrigated pastures (24 per cent) and irrigated broadacre crops (24 per cent). The report found that irrigated farms with a higher value of production were more likely to irrigate in successive years. These farms also incurred lower ongoing irrigation expenses relative to their irrigation water use and were more likely to recycle irrigation water and use irrigation scheduling equipment.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 28/09/06
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