Agricultural
16 November, 2022
Grains, cattle dominant in local ag economy
Data from the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) shows the agricultural economy of the Jondaryan statistical area, covering a swathe between Toowoomba and Dalby, has a large proportion of grain and cattle.
The gross value of production (GVP) for the area in the 2022-23 financial years is forecast to be $281.06 million, or 1.62 per cent of the Queensland agricultural economy.
Grains are counted under the broader category of broadacre crops, which, with a GVP of $167.92 million, contributes 59.63 per cent of the Jondaryan area's total GVP.
Grains account for $94.86 million, or 56.49 per cent of broadacre crops, which is composed of:
Grain sorghum - $49.47 million comprising 52.15 per cent (9.77per cent of Queensland grain sorghum)
Wheat - $25.41 million comprising 26.79 per cent
Barley - $10.71 million comprising 11.29 per cent (10.13 per cent of Queensland barley)
Maize - $6.19 million comprising 6.52 per cent
Other rain cereals - $3.08 million, 3.25 per cent
Most of the rest of the region's broadacre output is industrial crops, with a GVP of $60.58 million, comprised entirely of raw cotton.
Oilseeds and pulses make up the remaining 7.43 per cent, at a value of $12.48 million.
Aside from broadacre crops, livestock disposals account for 36.49 per cent of Jondaryan area's GVP, totalling $102.74 million.
This is dominated by cattle and calves, comprising 89.9 per cent at a GVP of $92.37 million. The rest is nearly all from pigs, totalling $10.2 million.
Livestock products make up just 3.02 per cent of Jondaryan's total with a GVP pf $8.5 million.
This is nearly all from milk (all purpose), which has a GVP of $8.42 million. Wool has a GVP of $88, 240.
The remaining 0.87 per cent of Jondaryan's GVP comes from horticulture, with a GVP of $2.44 million.
This is mostly from vegetables (83.43 per cent) with a smaller proportion from fruits or nuts (16.57 per cent).
The neighbouring Crows Nest - Rosalie statistical area which includes areas such Goobungee and Quinalow, has a forecast GVP of $146 million in 2022-23, or 0.84 per cent of Queensland agriculture.
In that region, 40 per cent of the GVP is from cattle and calves and 18 per cent from milk.
